
Patients whose disease contained the osteopontin protein tended to have more aggressive liver cancer that did not respond to treatment.
Brielle Benyon, Assistant Managing Editor for CURE®, has been with MJH Life Sciences since 2016. She has served as an editor on both CURE and its sister publication, Oncology Nursing News. Brielle is a graduate from The College of New Jersey. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, CrossFit and wishing she had the grace and confidence of her toddler-aged daughter.
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Patients whose disease contained the osteopontin protein tended to have more aggressive liver cancer that did not respond to treatment.
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