{
  "id": 17131849,
  "title": "Matrix biophysical cues drive transient or prolonged breast cancer dormancy programmes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/matrix-biophysical-cues-drive-transient-or-prolonged-breast-cancer",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-29T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.28.762410v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Breast cancer metastasis can emerge after disease-free periods through the reawakening of dormant disseminated cancer cells. Despite evidence that the extracellular matrix (ECM) modulates this phenomenon, biophysical cues regulating dormancy fate and therapeutic responses remain poorly understood. Here, we engineered stiffness-matched gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) and alginate-based 3D matrices to…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}