metastasis
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This early nerve invasion raises the risk of metastasis and is closely tied to how aggressive the disease becomes.
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These monocytes normally help cancer cells evade immune defenses and support the growth of metastases.
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"Since then, we've discovered its mechanism of action in breast cancer growth, metastasis and immune exhaustion and developed an antibody to block SFRP2."
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After the mice were given cancer cells that formed lung metastases, treatment with the AbLec led to fewer lung metastases than treatment with trastuzumab alone.
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A major validation of this approach came from a melanoma trial that delivered results few expected: a 49% reduction in cancer recurrence and a 62% reduction in deadly distant metastases.
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