Awakening of Dormant Breast Cancer Cells in the Bone Marrow
Up to 40% of patients with breast cancer (BC) have metastatic cells in the bone marrow (BM) at the initial diagnosis of localized disease. Despite definitive systemic adjuvant therapy, these cells survive in the BM microenvironment, enter a dormant state and recur stochastically for more than 20 yea...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-06-01
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Series: | Cancers |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/11/3021 |