Scientists probe why immune cells fail to stop melanoma

NCT ID NCT01336270

Summary

This study aimed to understand how the body's immune cells interact with melanoma tumors. Researchers analyzed tumor samples from 217 patients at different stages of the disease to see which immune cells were present and how they behaved. The goal was to learn why these cells sometimes fail to control the cancer and how chemotherapy might change them.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Cochin Hospital

    Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75014, France

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