6 days ago · Cancer cells that hijacked mitochondria disguised themselves with PD-L1, an immune checkpoint. Cancer cells also used the MHC-I (major histocompatibility complex class I) protein.

NEWS 14 January 2026 Cancer might evade immune defences by stealing mitochondria Hijacking the energy-producing organelles from immune cells seems to help tumours in mice to infiltrate lymph …

5 days ago · Cancer’s Secret Weapon: How Tumors Hijack the Immune System’s Power Plants The Cellular Power Struggle For decades, scientists have known that our immune system represents one …

Jan 14, 2026 · Immune checkpoint molecules play a central role in regulating T cell function, maintaining immune homeostasis, and facilitating tumor immune evasion, making them critical targets in cancer …

3 days ago · Stanford University-led researchers report that tumor cells hijack mitochondria from immune cells, reducing anti-tumor immune function and activating cGAS-STING and type I interferon …

May 10, 2024 · Authors note that tumors likely employ a variety of strategies to evade immune detection. But the discovery could lead to a new approach for targeted cancer therapies.

Jan 13, 2026 · A central obstacle is immune evasion: tumor cells suppress immune responses by expressing checkpoint proteins such as PD-L1 while failing to present sufficient antigenic signals for …

Nov 13, 2025 · Tumor-associated immune checkpoints (ICPs) and their effects on mediating T cell activation. This figure illustrates the complex interplay between tumor-associated ICPs and T cell …

Identified as a hallmark in 2011, ten years after the seminal “The Hallmarks of Cancer” paper was published in Cell, the concept reflects the critical role the immune system plays in both suppressing …

Nov 1, 2022 · Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. Traditional approaches, such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy have been the main canc…