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Cancer cells can hide from the immune system to continue growing and spreading.
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Is it true that cancer cells can hide from the immune system to continue growing and spreading?
Yes. Extensive oncological research demonstrates that cancer cells employ diverse strategies—such as altering antigen presentation, modifying the tumor microenvironment, and co-opting metabolic and signaling pathways—to evade the immune system and drive tumor progression.
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The claim is a specific, well-established biological reality in oncology. All retrieved papers thoroughly support the premise that cancer cells utilize various mechanisms to hide from or suppress the immune system, enabling continued growth and spreading.
Evidence for · 10
Discusses how tumors evade detection and eradication by downregulating antigens and modulating immune pathways.
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Ruan, L. & Wang, L. (2025). Adoptive cell therapy against tumor immune evasion: mechanisms, innovations, and future directions. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2025.1530541
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Explains how metabolic changes within the tumor microenvironment help tumors hinder the immune response.
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L, C., Y, W., Q, H., Y, L., X, Q., Z, T., H, H., N, L., S, Z., & L, Y. (2023). Unveiling tumor immune evasion mechanisms: abnormal expression of transporters on immune cells in the tumor microenvironment.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1225948
Details how tumor cells evolve mechanisms to avoid immune cell detection and killing, resulting in tumor progression.
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Q, W. & K, T. (2022). Immunoregulatory signal networks and tumor immune evasion mechanisms: insights into therapeutic targets and agents in clinical development.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1042/bcj20210233
Highlights mitochondrial transfer as a key mechanism supporting tumor progression and immune evasion.
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R, L., W, S., Z, W., H, W., C, L., L, Y., & R, G. (2025). Unveiling mitochondrial transfer in tumor immune evasion: mechanisms, challenges, and clinical implications.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1625814
Explores how RNA modifications regulate tumor immune visibility and help cancer cells escape immune destruction.
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Y, M., W, D., X, J., & Y, Z. (2026). RNA epitranscriptomic regulation of tumor immune evasion: mechanisms, context-dependent roles, and therapeutic implications.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2026.1857099
Examines how mitophagy and metabolic-immune hubs drive immune evasion in skin cancers to foster tumor growth.
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J, L. & G, L. (2026). Mitophagy-driven immune evasion in skin cancer: multidimensional regulatory networks and context-dependent therapeutic strategies-a narrative review.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2026.1949371
Identifies epigenetic dysregulation and immune escape as key drivers of tumor evasion and treatment resistance.
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R, P. & EF, L. (2026). Targeting the Epigenetic-Immune Axes in Hematologic Malignancies.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers18182985
Demonstrates how specific mRNA modifications promote immune evasion and inhibit CD8+ T-cell activity in colorectal cancer.
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W, C. (2026). IGF2BP3-Mediated m6A Modification of OLR1 mRNA Promotes Immune Evasion in CRC via the PI3K/AKT/mTOR Pathway.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1097/cji.0000000000000613
Reviews how suppressive cells and soluble mediators in the tumor microenvironment facilitate immune evasion and survival.
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Hernández, J. L. G. & Smith, J. (2025). Tumor Microenvironment and Immune Evasion Mechanisms. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.70996/cip.00005
Summarizes how tumors develop various evasion strategies, such as losing antigen presentation and expressing checkpoint ligands, to avoid destruction and continue growing.
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LI, M. (2025). Tumor Immune Evasion Mechanisms and Immunotherapy Strategies. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-8818/2025.au27725
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The claim is a specific, well-established biological reality in oncology. All retrieved papers thoroughly support the premise that cancer cells utilize various mechanisms to hide from or suppress the immune system, enabling continued growth and spreading.
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