What role do inflammatory cytokines play in creating T cell exhaustion in cancer?

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) A better understanding of the role secreted inflammatory cytokines play in the tumor microenvironment that results in the differentiation of effector T cells into exhausted T cells points to possible approaches to improve the antitumor activity of T cells and to intervene in T cell exhaustion.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news