Checkpoint immunotherapy reshapes immune environment in lymph nodes after melanoma reaches them

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A new study from Mayo Clinic suggests checkpoint immunotherapy may reshape the immune environment within lymph nodes after melanoma has spread to them. Researchers found that treatment reorganized several types of immune cells and changed the behavior of certain cells, called macrophages, that can either support or suppress an immune response depending on their environment.

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