Tumours addicted to drugs are vulnerable

Rebecca J. Lee and Richard Marais ()
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Rebecca J. Lee: Molecular Oncology Group, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute
Richard Marais: Molecular Oncology Group, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute

Nature, 2017, vol. 550, issue 7675, 192-193

Abstract: Cancer cells can develop an 'addiction' to the drugs they are treated with, so that they need the drugs to survive. Analysis of the underlying mechanism reveals a potential clinical strategy for harnessing this phenomenon. See Letter p.270

Date: 2017
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