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Response to SMAC mimetics in patient-derived models of triple-negative breast cancer relies on RIPK1 activation

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a highly metastatic and aggressive breast cancer subtype with limited targeted treatment options. Second mitochondrial activator of caspases (SMAC) mimetics represent a promising therapeutic class for TNBC patients, although they have yet to be approved clinically. Screening a repository of 69 breast cancer patient-derived xenograft organoid (PDxO) lines…

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THE BURDEN OF BREAST CANCER

Every person affected deserves timely assessment, and appropriate treatment, write CHIMEZIE ANYAKORA and UJUNWA PRINCESS ONYEKABA Every October, breast cancer awareness campaigns bring the disease…

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