STAT1 and breast carcinoma: Boelens and colleagues demonstrated in an in vitro and in vivo model of breast cancer that fibroblast derived exosomes induce a CSC like phenotype in breast cancer cells by Neurogenic locus notch homolog protein 3 (Notch3)/ Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) signalling which is associated with radiochemotherapy resistance [73].