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The article discusses a new study that found inflammation-promoting immune cells, specifically M1 macrophages, can transform prostate cancer cells into treatment-resistant cells by inducing them to become stem-like cells. This insight adds to our understanding of resistance mechanisms in cancer and may have implications for developing more effective treatment strategies.
There is a challenge related to prostate and many other cancers that cancer cells form resistance to treatments as the disease progresses. However, these resistance mechanisms are not yet fully understood. A new study found that inflammation-promoting immune cells, M1 macrophages, can transform cancer cells into stem-like cells and thus immune to treatment.