Resistance in neuroblastoma attributed to altered cell behaviour: Study

| Nov 14, 2022, 09:24:29 AM | ANI
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One of the reasons why childhood cancer neuroblastoma becomes resistant to chemotherapy has been identified by researchers. Neuroblastoma is an aggressive cancer of the sympathetic nervous system, especially of the adrenal gland. Despite intense treatment with chemotherapy, the disease can be difficult to cure and the prognosis is poor for children who have the aggressive variant. However, when it comes to resistance, it is not primarily about genetic changes, but rather that the cells quickly adapt their behaviour. The researchers think that the cells in their immature state can adapt and survive in changing conditions.

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