Background Research Background: Both intrinsic and extrinsic factors in the tumor microenvironment (TME) can lead to treatment resistance. This paper reveals that the Transforming Growth Factor (TGF)-β1 produced within the TME increases drug resistance in neuroblastoma (NB) cells. Drug resistance is the main cause of cancer treatment failure, usual...

This is an academic paper report on the study of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) stem cells. The study found that venetoclax treatment targeting the BCL-2 protein induces different mitochondrial calcium signaling changes in drug-sensitive and drug-resistant AML stem cells, thereby affecting their oxidative phosphorylation metabolism and survival. The ...