Tumor-associated macrophages of the late-stage inflammatory type potentially support the spread of renal cell cancer. CSF-1 derived from tumor cells and macrophages acts as a monocyte attractant and induces macrophage differentiation able to modulate the extracellular matrix rather than to exert cytotoxicity.
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