Cancer spread in the liver is unlocked from within

How spreading tumour cells gain the ability to grow in organs away from where they originated is not fully understood. The discovery that normal liver cells help invading tumour cells to thrive in this organ sheds light on this process. How healthy cells influence whether cancer spreads at a seconda...

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Published in:Nature (London) 2024-08, Vol.632 (8024), p.262-264
Main Authors: Woess, Katharina, Alonso-Curbelo, Direna
Format: Article
Language:English
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Animals
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Liver - cytology
Liver - pathology
Liver Neoplasms - pathology
Liver Neoplasms - secondary
Mice
multidisciplinary
Neoplasm Metastasis - pathology
News And Views
Science
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Summary:How spreading tumour cells gain the ability to grow in organs away from where they originated is not fully understood. The discovery that normal liver cells help invading tumour cells to thrive in this organ sheds light on this process. How healthy cells influence whether cancer spreads at a secondary site.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/d41586-024-02235-6