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Cancer cell dormancy is an important source of treatment failure. We studied the molecular characteristics and functional behaviour of dormant colorectal cancer cells finding them to be a differentiated yet plastic population. Organoid drug screening identified itraconazole perturbs dormancy through non-canonical hedgehog signalling effects on the WNT pathway.

Original publication

DOI

10.1080/23723556.2018.1494950

Type

Journal article

Journal

Mol Cell Oncol

Publication Date

2018

Volume

5

Keywords

cancer stem cell, cell cycle, colorectal cancer, dormancy, hedgehog, heterogeneity, itraconazole, plasticity, wnt