protumoral

English

Etymology

pro- +‎ tumoral

Adjective

protumoral (not comparable)

  1. Promoting the development of tumors.
    • 2015 July 31, “Macrophage Infiltration Induces Gastric Cancer Invasiveness by Activating the β-Catenin Pathway”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0134122:
      The current studies also imply that macrophages may play harmful roles in advanced GC. This finding is in harmony with studies that suggest that the immune microenvironment may be protumoral rather than antitumoral, despite some conflicting data.
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