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On the theory of tumor self-seeding: implications for metastasis progression in humans

Metastasis remains the leading cause of death among cancer patients because few effective treatment options are available. A recent paper proposes a new twist on metastasis. The paper shows that circulating tumor cells can return to the primary tumor, a process termed tumor self-seeding or cross-see...

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Autor principal: Aguirre-Ghiso, Julio A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2879568/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20459594
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/bcr2561