Impact of the Tumor Microenvironment on Tumor Heterogeneity and Consequences for Cancer Cell Plasticity and Stemness
Tumor heterogeneity is considered the major cause of treatment failure in current cancer therapies. This feature of solid tumors is not only the result of clonal outgrowth of cells with genetic mutations, but also of epigenetic alterations induced by physical and chemical signals from the tumor micr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-12-01
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Series: | Cancers |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/12/12/3716 |