protumorigenic

English

Etymology

From pro- +‎ tumorigenic.

Adjective

protumorigenic (comparative more protumorigenic, superlative most protumorigenic)

1. Promoting tumorigenesis.
   • 2015 July 31, “Macrophage Infiltration Induces Gastric Cancer Invasiveness by Activating the β-Catenin Pathway”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Conflicting data has shown antitumorigenic or protumorigenic functions on macrophages in particular, however our data indicates macrophages play a protumorigenic role in GC patients.