How Cancer Cells Change Pathways to Evade Treatment (IMAGE)

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

How Cancer Cells Change Pathways to Evade Treatment

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This genetic "heat map" shows that several key genes associated with cell proliferation become more active in mice bred to lack the mTOR gene. This activity helps build signaling pathways that can allow cancerous cells to avoid disruption from mTOR inhibitors, according to a study in PNAS led by experts at Cincinnati Children's.

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