In vitro, M‐CSF, TGF‐β and VEGF from primary tumor supernatants skewed the differentiation of healthy donor blood monocytes towards CD163highCD86lowIL‐10high M2‐like MΦ that strongly suppressed CD4+ T‐cell expansion via PD‐L1 and IL‐10. Here, TGFB1 is linked to neoplasm.