Paradoxically, radiotherapy can reinforce immunosuppressive pathways that undermine anticancer immunosurveillance and treatment efficacy. Irradiation induces Langerhans cells to migrate from the skin to lymph nodes, where they stimulate regulatory T cells.
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Zitvogel, L., Kroemer, G. Subversion of anticancer immunosurveillance by radiotherapy. Nat Immunol 16, 1005–1007 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni.3236
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