---
title: "In situ activation of platelets with checkpoint inhibitors for post-surgical cancer immunotherapy"
url: https://trump24h.com/512686/situ-activation-platelets-checkpoint-inhibitors-post-surgical-cancer-immunotherapy/
description: "Platelets can be used to deliver anti-cancer treatment to the site of a removed tumour, reports a paper in Nature Biomedical Engineering. The study in mice demonstrates."
published: 2026-08-10
updated: 2026-08-10
---

# In situ activation of platelets with checkpoint inhibitors for post-surgical cancer immunotherapy

Published 2026-08-10

TUE 24 JAN 2017 · 17:00 · [SCIENCE SITES](https://trump24h.com/category/science-sites.html)

Nature · [nature.com](https://nature.com/)

> “Platelets can be used to deliver anti-cancer treatment to the site of a removed tumour, reports a paper in Nature Biomedical Engineering. The study in mice demonstrates the ability to harness the body’s natural response to a wound to eradicate any remaining cancer cells and halt tumour regrowth.”

## Source

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