There is an unmet need in cancer treatment for a non-invasive technique capable of identifying drug resistance very early in the therapeutic cycle. Our team has found that tumoral tissue changes its physical aspect as a response to therapeutic stress and that MRE can detect such changes by probing tissue biomechanics. Using a chemotherapy resistant pre-clinical model, we showed that tumors solidify as a resistance mechanism. Changes in the biomechanics were then correlated with changes Collagen and Hyaluronic acid depositions, both of which can affect the immune response.
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