The study by the Francis Crick Institute showed the dormant remnants of these old viruses are woken up when cancerous cells spiral out of control.
This unintentionally helps the immune system target and attack the tumour.
The team wants to harness the discovery to design vaccines that can boost cancer treatment, or even prevent it. BBC News
See also:
- Antibodies against endogenous retroviruses promote lung cancer immunotherapy (open access) Nature
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