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New tricks for metastasis-associated macrophages

Recent studies on breast cancer lung metastasis have identified a new mechanism of tumor cell survival via signaling provided by metastasis-associated macrophages. Targeting these specialized host immune cells and their specific signals provides an attractive and potential therapeutic approach for t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Qian, Bin-Zhi, Pollard, Jeffrey W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3680945/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22809086
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/bcr3143
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Sumario:Recent studies on breast cancer lung metastasis have identified a new mechanism of tumor cell survival via signaling provided by metastasis-associated macrophages. Targeting these specialized host immune cells and their specific signals provides an attractive and potential therapeutic approach for treating the disease.