A life history model of the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of polyaneuploid cancer cells

Abstract Therapeutic resistance is one of the main reasons for treatment failure in cancer patients. The polyaneuploid cancer cell (PACC) state has been shown to promote resistance by providing a refuge for cancer cells from the effects of therapy and by helping them adapt to a variety of environmen...

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Main Authors: Anuraag Bukkuri, Kenneth J. Pienta, Robert H. Austin, Emma U. Hammarlund, Sarah R. Amend, Joel S. Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18137-4