The complexity of the tumor microenvironment has been a challenge for understanding the mechanisms of therapy resistance. The development of improved animal models that closely mimic human disease is key for understanding and treating diseases. Recently, a new humanized mouse model has been developed that enables the study of human immune cells in tumor host-cell interactions. In this commentary we highlight the critical aspects of mast cells in immune therapy resistance. These mast cells release cytokines that downmodulate HLA class I on the malignant cells making them inaccessible the cytotoxic activity of T cells.

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