Natural immunomodulator preimplantation factor PIF affected cancer growth in malignant melanomas

Background and objectives Malignant and trophoblastic cells share common features in terms of migration and invasion, while they represent striking differences also (1). Our results on immune mechanisms in pregnancy failure (2) and use of immunotherapeutics (3) fostered the present new approach: Pregnancy derived compounds for potential growth controlling effect in metastatic melanomas were studied. Methods