Cancer BiologybioRxivPreprint
Niche Macrophages Recycle Iron to Tumor Cells and Foster Erythroblast Mimicry to Promote Bone Metastasis and Anemia
Yujiao Han, Hirak Sarkar, Zhan Xu…·Yibin Kang
The paper identifies iron-recycling macrophages in bone metastases that support tumor growth and anemia by hijacking erythropoiesis and enabling tumor cell erythroblast mimicry.