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Persisting cancer cells are different from bacterial persisters
1 Mar 2024
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The persistence of drug-sensitive tumors poses a significant challenge in cancer treatment. The concept of bacterial persisters, which are a subpopulation of bacteria that survive lethal antibiotic doses, is frequently used to compare to residual disease in cancer. Here, we explore drug tolerance of cancer cells and bacteria. We highlight the fact that bacteria, in contrast to cancer cells, have been selected for...
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