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Targeting transforming growth factor-beta signaling in liver metastasis of colon cancer.
Cancer letters - 8 May 2009
Zhang Bixiang, Halder Sunil K, Zhang Sanguo, Datta Pran K
Abstract excerpt
Despite a primary tumor suppressor role, there is compelling evidence suggesting that TGF-beta can promote tumor growth, invasion and metastasis in advanced stages of colorectal cancer. Blocking these tumor-promoting effects of TGF-beta provides a potentially important therapeutic strategy for the treatment of colorectal cancer. However, little is known about how the inhibitors of TGF-beta receptor kinases affect...
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