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Role of intratumoural heterogeneity in cancer drug resistance: molecular and clinical perspectives.
EMBO molecular medicine - 1 Aug 2012
Saunders Nicholas A, Simpson Fiona, Thompson Erik W, Hill Michelle M, Endo-Munoz Liliana, Leggatt Graham, Minchin Rodney F, Guminski Alexander
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Drug resistance continues to be a major barrier to the delivery of curative therapies in cancer. Historically, drug resistance has been associated with over-expression of drug transporters, changes in drug kinetics or amplification of drug targets. However, the emergence of resistance in patients treated with new-targeted therapies has provided new insight into the complexities underlying cancer drug resistance....
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