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Clinical Medicine and Integrative Therapies

Syed Luqman Syed Mudasser Syed Yasir Ali Syed Luqman Ali

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The functional roles of key immune and stromal populations, including tumor-associated macrophages, myeloid-derived suppressor cells, regulatory T cells, cancer-associated fibroblasts, and endothelial cells are discussed, highlighting their contribution to immunosuppressive signaling networks.

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