Cancer therapy: an evolved approach

Tumours are subject to the same rules of natural selection as any other living thing. Clinicians are now putting that knowledge to use.

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Published in:Nature (London) Vol. 532; no. 7598; pp. 166 - 168
Main Author: Willyard, Cassandra
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 14.04.2016
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Animals
Antineoplastic Agents - economics
Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - economics
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use
Clinical Trials as Topic
DNA Mutational Analysis
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Resistance, Neoplasm - drug effects
Drug Resistance, Neoplasm - genetics
Evolution, Molecular
Female
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Immunotherapy, Adoptive - economics
Immunotherapy, Adoptive - trends
Mice
Molecular Targeted Therapy - economics
Molecular Targeted Therapy - methods
Molecular Targeted Therapy - trends
multidisciplinary
Mutation - genetics
Neoplasm Metastasis - drug therapy
Neoplasm Metastasis - genetics
Neoplasm Metastasis - pathology
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - chemically induced
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - genetics
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - prevention & control
Neoplasms - drug therapy
Neoplasms - genetics
Neoplasms - pathology
news-feature
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Selection, Genetic - drug effects
Selection, Genetic - genetics
Tumor Microenvironment - drug effects
ISSN:0028-0836, 1476-4687, 1476-4687
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Summary:Tumours are subject to the same rules of natural selection as any other living thing. Clinicians are now putting that knowledge to use.
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ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/532166a