New clinical trials report the efficacy of two mechanism-based therapies for treating human pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours. Studies in mouse models have contributed to these success stories, and continue to do so.
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Tuveson, D., Hanahan, D. Cancer lessons from mice to humans. Nature 471, 316–317 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/471316a
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