Unlocking the Mystery of Preexisting Drug Resistance: New Study Sheds Light on Cancer Evolution
July 16, 2024
July 16, 2024
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 16 (TNSres) -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news release:
The evolution of resistance to diseases, from infectious illnesses to cancers, poses a formidable challenge.
Despite the expectation that resistance-conferring mutations would dwindle in the absence of treatment due to a reduced growth rate, preexisting resistance is pervasive across diseases that evolve--like cancer and pathogens--defying conventional wisdom.
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The evolution of resistance to diseases, from infectious illnesses to cancers, poses a formidable challenge.
Despite the expectation that resistance-conferring mutations would dwindle in the absence of treatment due to a reduced growth rate, preexisting resistance is pervasive across diseases that evolve--like cancer and pathogens--defying conventional wisdom.
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