The laboratory study used human cell samples to investigate the mechanism behind how breast cancer tumors develop resistance to treatments, effectively making them powerless. (cancertutor.com)
Similar approaches could be used to study the molecular basis of response to a given therapy, as well as mechanisms of resistance to treatment. (cancer.gov)
The study also may have broader implications for how clinicians approach the development of such treatments and understand mechanisms behind resistance to treatment in other cancers. (sciencedaily.com)