Session 4 | Tumor Microenvironment & Metastasis
Section outline
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Session 4 – 9/23/26 – Tumor Microenvironment & Metastasis
Question: What determines the fate of a tumor cell?
Topics covered in class:
o Metastatic cascade;
o Seed & soil;
o Metastasis initiating cells;
o Metastatic niche;
o Immune surveillance;
o Dormancy & Reawakening;
o Late recurrence;
o Organotropism.
Paper to discuss: Chia et al., Nature (2025) — Respiratory viral infections awaken metastatic breast cancer cells in lungs.
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Students mustMark as done
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