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Single Cell Lineage Tracing Reveals Mechanisms Of Tumor Initiation And Chemoresistance In Small Cell Lung Cancer, Hannah Wollenzien
Single Cell Lineage Tracing Reveals Mechanisms Of Tumor Initiation And Chemoresistance In Small Cell Lung Cancer, Hannah Wollenzien
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Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) is a devastating disease characterized by a very low two-year survival rate and almost universal acquisition of chemoresistance. Nearly all patients have tumors driven by functional inactivation of the tumor suppressors Rb and p53, but despite the uniform origins of this tumor, not all patients are genetically or phenotypically identical. SCLC can be subtyped into four unique molecular subtypes, determined by the expression of ASCL1, NEUROD1, POU2F3, or YAP1. These subtypes are plastic, and subtype switching after chemotherapy has been documented. Without the understanding of how tumor heterogeneity arises, we cannot solve the challenge of …