Then, as those cancer cells split open, previously
hidden tumor fragments become visible to the immune system, which can recognize and fight them.
Desgrosellier said the team will follow up with mouse models
containing tumor fragments from patients to better reflect the diversity of cell types present in human disease.
The nanotubes illuminated
minuscule tumor fragments — some as small as half a millimeter in diameter — that the surgeons then removed.
[15] «Bystander» effects observed in uninjected tumors are believed to ensue as a consequence of acute exposure of
antigenic tumor fragments to antigen - presenting cells.
In this way, a surgeon can illuminate
any tumor fragments that are in danger of being left behind during a procedure.