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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Main Authors: Ralf Hass, Juliane von der Ohe, Hendrik Ungefroren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/12/12/3716