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ba0005cabs.oc2.4 | Oral Communications | ECTS2016

Peripheral tumour re-growth following combination therapy – role of the bone microenvironment

Haider Marie-Therese , Ottewell Penelope D. , Brown Nicola J. , Lefley Diane V. , Holen Ingunn

Background: Cancer patients often receive a combination of drugs that target both the microenvironment and the tumour cells. However, the role of the bone microenvironment (BME) in mediating peripheral breast cancer growth remains poorly understood. This is the first study to determine whether reduced subcutaneous tumour growth following combination therapy is due to direct interactions between the drugs and tumour cells or through zoledronic acid induced alterations to the BM...