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Investigating Stromal Contributions To The Regulation Of Cancer Progression, Krista M. Vincent
Investigating Stromal Contributions To The Regulation Of Cancer Progression, Krista M. Vincent
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Tumours are not insular masses of proliferating cells, rather tumour cells evolve within a complex local environment complete with matrix, stromal, and immune components. Therefore, successful tumour growth and eventual metastasis is not determined solely by tumour cells themselves, but also by the fitness advantage or disadvantage conferred by their local environment. However, many of our current cancer models are composed solely of tumour cell isolates. As tumour fitness is dependent on the entire local cellular context, we were interested in characterizing the accuracy of cell lines as models of the tumour microenvironment, with a focus on the secreted Frizzled-related …