Discovery of CTLA-4 in dendritic cells opens new possibilities to fight cancer

Discovery of CTLA-4 in dendritic cells opens new possibilities to fight cancer

By Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.D. In the battle against cancer, T cells are the ‘foot soldiers’ and dendritic cells are ‘the generals.’ Cancer cells are not passive players in these encounters, they can fight the foot soldiers back by pushing a brake on the T cells that will turn them off. This ‘brake’ is a … Continue reading