«Our study reveals that a stable microvasculature constitutes a dormant niche, whereas a sprouting neovasculature sparks micrometastatic outgrowth,» says cell biologist Mina Bissell, in whose laboratory this work was done.
A new study shows that stable microvasculature constitutes a dormant niche for disseminated breast cancer cells, whereas a sprouting neovasculature (green points) promotes breast tumor cell growth.