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Tumor stroma: a complexity dictated by the hypoxic tumor microenvironment.
Oncogene - 3 Apr 2014
Casazza A, Di Conza G, Wenes M, Finisguerra V, Deschoemaeker S, Mazzone M
Abstract excerpt
A lot of effort has been done to study how cancer cells react to low-oxygen tension, a condition known as hypoxia. Indeed, abnormal and dysfunctional blood vessels in the tumor are incapable to restore oxygenation, therefore perpetuating hypoxia, which, in turn, will fuel tumor progression, metastasis and resistance to antitumor therapies. Nevertheless, how stromal components including blood and lymphatic...
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