“Resolvin” Cancer Cell Debris: Clearing Every Litter Bit Improves Therapy

Conventional cancer therapy can generate a dangerous mess—dying, dead, and disintegrating cancer cells. As the cancer cell debris piles up, it worsens the tumor microenvironment, which becomes proinflammatory and even starts promoting tumor growth. The debris, however, needn’t be left to accumulate like so much roadside trash. It can be cleared away by resolvins, molecules that occur naturally in the body and are currently entering clinical development.Tidying up the debris-strewn tu