Tumour progression (IMAGE)

Garvan Institute of Medical Research

Tumour progression

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Each coloured ribbon represents a DNA barcode. As the tumour evolves, some cancer cells come to dominate the tumour, shown by the orange and red ribbons. This shows these cancer cells have a pre-existing ability to escape the immune system and can carry on growing, even after treatment.

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Garvan Institute of Medical Research

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