Loss of NF1 drives ER+ breast cancer metastasis on two fronts
The findings suggest that loss of NF1 allows ER+ breast cancer cells to remodel their environment in ways that favor their survival and growth.
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A safe house for tumors: method reveals cellular makeup of tissues that favor metastatic cancer growth
The findings suggest that disrupting the cellular makeup of pro-metastatic niches could help treat metastases across multiple cancer types, in both women and men.
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Study reveals heterogeneity of bone metastases across different and same cancer types
The results of this study suggest a need to investigate different treatment strategies for different immune ecosystem patterns in bone metastases.
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Dissemination of bone metastasis linked with bone remodeling
This work opens new ways of thinking about how to prevent bone metastasis.
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A potential Achilles’ heel of breast cancer bone metastasis
Researchers have found that the bone microenvironment can promote the growth and progression of breast cancer micrometastasis, a small group of cancer cells that separates
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McNair Scholar Spotlight: Dr. Xiang “Shawn” Zhang
From the Labs sat down with McNair Scholar Dr. Xiang “Shawn” Zhang to learn more about him, his research, his motivations to pursue a career
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