Cell Reprogramming as an Approach to Cancer Therapy

Cancer immunotherapy has advanced the field of medicine and cancer care. Specifically, immunotherapy refers to the targeted treatment of the immune system. Over the last few decades, immunotherapy has been applied to cancer in attempts to enhance and reactivate the immune response.

In the context of cancer, the immune system is suppressed by polarized, protumor cells. Interestingly, these cells promote cancer progression after exposure to tumor-secreting…