Le Li, Florencia McAllister, Anirban Maitra
Nat Med . 2024 Jul 11. doi: 10.1038/s41591-024-03112-5. Online ahead of print.
The liver can create a uniquely favorable milieu for early colonization by metastatic pancreatic cancer cells. A study now highlights mechanisms — such as neutrophil extracellular traps, or NETs — that drive this process; this could inform strategies for intercepting metastasis and improving survival.