Study reveals how HPV cancer cells hide and evolve to resist treatment

Researchers found that tumor cells in HPV-related throat cancers exist in multiple distinct states and contain diverse viral variants, allowing them to adapt and potentially escape therapy. The discovery could reshape how doctors approach treatment selection and predict which patients risk treatment failure.

Originaltitel: Cellular states are coupled to genomic and viral heterogeneity in HPV-related oropharyngeal carcinoma