Genetics of melanoma chemoresistance

Sunday, June 5, 2011 - 19:30 in Biology & Nature

Malignant melanoma is a highly aggressive and notoriously chemoresistant form of cancer. In a new paper, researchers reveal that anti-melanoma drugs may, paradoxically, induce a senescence-associated secretory profile ("secretome") that can ultimately promote metastasis and contribute to melanoma relapse.

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