Is Axl the axle of tumor growth?
"My lab studies pathways that are involved in drug response. We've gotten very interested in why drugs work and why they don’t work in the context of mainly solid tumors." So says Dr. Rolf Brekken, the Effie Marie Cain Scholar in Angiogenesis Research at UT Southwestern Medical Center. A two-time American Cancer Society grantee, Dr. Brekken talked about his collaboration with an oncologist and new clinical trial, why basic science research is critical in the age of personalized medicine, and...pitching washers?