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A Novel Stromal Fibroblast-Modulated 3D Tumor Spheroid Model for Studying Tumor-Stroma Interaction and Drug Discovery
Published on: February 28, 2020
The Quid Pro Quo of the Tumor/Stromal Interaction
Mylène Tajan1, Karen H Vousden1
1CRUK Beatson Institute, Switchback Road, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK.
Abstract:
Cancers can derive metabolic support from the stromal cells that surround them. A new study in Cell Metabolism (Yang et al., 2016) describes how ovarian cancer cells can satisfy their need for glutamine by stimulating glutamine production in adjacent fibroblasts, highlighting a metabolic dependence that might be targeted for therapy.
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