protumor

English

Etymology

From pro- +‎ tumor.

Adjective

protumor (not comparable)

1. Promoting the development of tumors.
   • 2015 August 5, Kazumasa Mori et al., “Tumor-associated macrophages in oral premalignant lesions coexpress CD163 and STAT1 in a Th1-dominated microenvironment”, in BMC Cancer‎^[1], volume 15, →DOI:

     The importance of Th2 cytokines, including IL-4, IL-10, and IL-13, in the regulation of the protumor functions of TAMs has also been demonstrated in human lung adenocarcinomas.