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Moffitt research suggests that sugar found in seaweed triggers potent antitumor immune responses and enhances immunotherapies

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Moffitt Cancer Center researchers, led by cancer biologist Eric Lau, demonstrated how L-fucose, a nontoxic dietary plant sugar that is enriched in red and brown seaweeds, can increase tumor infiltrating lymphocytes, promote antitumor immunity, and improve the efficacy of immunotherapy.

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