THBS1 and neoplasm: Finally, Kudo-Saito et al. showed in melanoma that Snail positive tumor cells have recourse to thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) in order to impair dendritic cells, resulting in CD4+ regulatory T cells induction with immunosuppressive capacity, hence promoting immunoresistance, immunosuppression, and/or escape of immune surveillance [60].