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. 2021 Feb 8;39(2):142-144.
doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2021.01.013.

A Malignant Case of Arrested Development: Cancer Cell Dormancy Mimics Embryonic Diapause

Yu-Hsuan Lin  1 , Hao Zhu  2
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A Malignant Case of Arrested Development: Cancer Cell Dormancy Mimics Embryonic Diapause

Yu-Hsuan Lin et al. Cancer Cell. .
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Writing in Cancer Cell and Cell, two groups investigate the nature of dormant cancer cells that persist after chemotherapy. These cells adopt a state that resembles diapause, an evolutionarily conserved adaptation used by embryos to survive inhospitable conditions. Understanding cancer diapause could uncover therapeutic strategies that reduce cancer relapse.

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