Abundant intratumoral fibrosis prevents lymphocyte infiltration into peritoneal metastases of colorectal cancer.

<h4>Background</h4>Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) have been reported to reflect the anti-tumor immune status. However, recent investigations have demonstrated that intratumoral fibrosis is important as a factor affecting the infiltration of TILs. This study investigated the organ...

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Main Authors: En Wang, Masatsune Shibutani, Hisashi Nagahara, Tatsunari Fukuoka, Yasuhito Iseki, Yuki Okazaki, Shinichiro Kashiwagi, Hiroaki Tanaka, Kiyoshi Maeda, Kosei Hirakawa, Masaichi Ohira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255049