Cancer ‘turns off’ important immune cells, complicating experimental vaccine therapies

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New research examines why some cancer vaccines are not effective, while identifying a new therapeutic strategy for treating autoimmune problems. Scientists suggest that even early stage cancer produces a negative immune response from dendritic cells. Although problematic for cancer treatment, these cells could be valuable tools for preventing the immune system from attacking what it should not, as is the case with autoimmune disorders and organ transplants.

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