Phenotypic Basis for Matrix Stiffness-Dependent Chemoresistance of Breast Cancer Cells to Doxorubicin

The persistence of drug resistant cell populations following chemotherapeutic treatment is a significant challenge in the clinical management of cancer. Resistant subpopulations arise via both cell intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms. Extrinsic factors in the microenvironment, including neighboring c...

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Main Authors: M. Hunter Joyce, Carolyne Lu, Emily R. James, Rachel Hegab, Shane C. Allen, Laura J. Suggs, Amy Brock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2018.00337/full