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Nature 390, 335-336 (27 November 1997) | doi:10.1038/36978

A cancer therapy resistant to resistance

Robert S. Kerbel1

The relentless growth of tumours depends on a good blood supply, and thus on subverting host mechanisms for making blood vessels. Attack on that process provides a promising route for treating cancer, but one that may take some years to reach clinical fruition.