Tumor dormancy as an alternative step in the development of chemoresistance and metastasis - clinical implications

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BACKGROUND: The ability of a tumor to become dormant in response to suboptimal conditions has recently been recognized as a key step in tumor progression. Tumor dormancy has been found to be implicated in several tumor types as the culprit of therapy resistance and metastasis development, the deadliest features of a cancer. Several lines of evidence indicate that the development of these traits may rely on the...

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