Immune Cells Leave Fingerprints on Tumors Metastasized to the Brain, Offering Clues to Future Therapies
Using data from over 100,000 malignant and non-malignant cells from 15 human brain metastases, UCSF researchers have revealed two functional archetypes of metastatic cells across 7 different types of brain tumors, each containing both immune and non-immune cell types.
![Blood vessels (red), cell nuclei (blue), and human metastatic breast cancer cells (green) in a mouse's brain](/sites/default/files/styles/news_card__image/public/2022-02/nanoparticles-brain-metastases-NIH.jpg)