Mesenchymal stem cells promote the dissemination of neoplastic cells in a mouse model of breast cancer. The findings sound a cautionary note for anticancer therapies that rely on these cells and provoke a re-evaluation of how metastases form.
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Hurst, D., Welch, D. A MSC-ing link in metastasis?. Nat Med 13, 1289–1291 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1107-1289
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