07/13/2012

Tumors Evade Treatment with Help from Neighboring Cells

What makes some types of cancer resistant to drugs? Reporting in Nature, researchers write that cancer cells may be dodging treatment with help from seemingly innocent bystanders. Cancer researcher Todd Golub discusses how a tumor’s microenvironment may affect its behavior.

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Todd Golub, M.D.

Todd Golub is the Chief Scientific Officer at the BroadInstitute and an Investigator with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.