The prognostic significance of cancer-associated fibroblasts in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

BACKGROUND:Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) are activated fibroblasts in the cancer stroma and play an important role in cancer progression. Some reports have indicated the correlation between the expression of CAF markers and adverse prognosis in several cancers. However, no reports have studied...

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Main Authors: Sang Yun Ha, So-Young Yeo, Yan-hiua Xuan, Seok-Hyung Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4063790?pdf=render