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Since the extracellular matrix (ECM) of the epithelial and stromal compartments are biochemically and physically distinct from one another, the progression demands a certain degree of cellular plasticity for a primary tumor to become invasive. The epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) depicts such a cell program, equipping cancer cells with features allowing for dissemination from the epithelial entity and stromal invasion at the single-cell level. Here, the reciprocal interference between an altering tumor microenvironment and the EMT phenotype was investigated in vitro. BM-typical collagen IV and stroma-typical collagen I coatings were applied as provisional 2D matrices. Pro-inflammatory growth factors were introduced to improve tissue mimicry. Whereas the growth on coated surfaces only slightly affected the EMT phenotype, the combinatorial action of collagen with growth factor TGF-\u03b21 induced prominent phenotypic changes. 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