Follow-up of a patient with triple-negative breast cancer reveals the triggers for the progression of the disease. They identify how the MAF protein promotes breast cancer metastasis.
The study identifies multiple molecular mechanisms that act at the same time and allow the tumor to evade the immune system, leading to neither its own defenses nor immunotherapies being able to combat it. World Cancer Day is February 21, when the world will mark the 40th anniversary of the first breast cancer diagnosis in the United States.