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Mathematical modeling of tumor-associated macrophage interactions with the cancer microenvironment.
Journal for immunotherapy of cancer - 30 Jan 2018
Mahlbacher Grace, Curtis Louis T, Lowengrub John, Frieboes Hermann B
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BACKGROUND: Immuno-oncotherapy has emerged as a promising means to target cancer. In particular, therapeutic manipulation of tumor-associated macrophages holds promise due to their various and sometimes opposing roles in tumor progression. It is established that M1-type macrophages suppress tumor progression while M2-types support it. Recently, Tie2-expressing macrophages (TEM) have been identified as a distinct...
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