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Degradation of HER2, EGFR may overcome drug resistance in HER2-positive breast cancers

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New research out of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center—published this month in Drug Resistance Updates—revealed a previously unknown biological process through which breast tumor cells develop resistance to standard treatment. It could open the door for cancer scientists to further target this vulnerability and create more effective therapies for disease.

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