Tumour evolution: Epigenetic and genetic heterogeneity in metastasis

Nature Reviews Cancer 17, 141 (2017). doi:10.1038/nrc.2017.11 Author: Gemma K. Alderton How similar are metastases to the primary tumour and other metastases in the same patient? And what does that tell us about the evolution of metastatic ability? Two papers investigated these questions in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).

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Source: Nature Reviews Cancer - February 22, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Gemma K. Alderton Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research