Tumor microenvironment: driving forces and potential therapeutic targets for breast cancer metastasis

Abstract Distant metastasis to specific target organs is responsible for over 90% of breast cancer-related deaths, but the underlying molecular mechanism is unclear. Mounting evidence suggests that the interplay between breast cancer cells and the target organ microenvironment is the key determinant...

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Main Authors: Hong-Yan Xie, Zhi-Min Shao, Da-Qiang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40880-017-0202-y