Study Finds New Lethal Combination of Cancer Drugs Shrinks Tumors (IMAGE)

University of Waterloo

Study Finds New Lethal Combination of Cancer Drugs Shrinks Tumors

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This image depicts drug-tolerant cells. Nuclear translocation of HCK drives anti-apoptotic signaling in response to taxane chemotherapy. This process is initiated by phenotypic plasticity coordinated by cell surface scaffolding involving Caveolin-1 and CD44 glycoprotein.

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Mohammed Kohandel

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