• Question: why do some patients respond well to treatment, yet others don’t.

    Asked by 223smag42 to Jaine on 17 Nov 2016.
    • Photo: Jaine Blayney

      Jaine Blayney answered on 17 Nov 2016:

      Usually genetics. Some patients have genes switched on or off and these can block or help treatment. We can’t tell this by looking at the tumour under the microscope, but if look at gene activity in these tumours, we can understand the biology behind the resistance to treatment.

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