The objectives of this network are to isolate the components of tumor niches in order to characterize and analyse the interactions between the tumor microenvironment, cancer stem cells and tumor cells.

    This research may provide new therapeutic strategies to limit the cancer development and to prevent relapse. [Research]

   "Microenvironment and tumor niches" is Cancéropôle Grand Ouest network. It is composed of 16 CNRS/INSERM teams of Grand Ouest regions (Bretagne, Centre Val de Loire, Pays de la Loire). [Teams]