Researchers find signaling pathway responsible for the generation of slowly proliferating cancer cells

Broad Institute associate member Sridhar Ramaswamy led a study that identified a signaling pathway responsible for the generation of slowly proliferating cancer cells. Because they reproduce at a different rate than other cells that are targeted for treatment, these cancer cells can be hard to eradicate and difficult to detect, and they are thought to be a cause of disease relapse. You can read the study in Molecular Cancer Research, or learn more in the press release from the American Association for Cancer Research.