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There goes the neighborhood: Vascular niche nurtures brain tumor stem cells

New research published in the January 2007 issue of the journal Cancer Cell, published by Cell Press, reveals that small blood vessels associated with brain tumors orchestrate a distinct microenvironment that is critical for maintaining cancer stem cells (CSCs). Importantly, antiangiogenic drugs that disrupt this microenvironment reduce the CSC population and arrest tumor growth.

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