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Role of Cyclooxygenase-2 Pathway in Creating an Immunosuppressive Microenvironment and in Initiation and Progression of Wilms' Tumor.
Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Mar 2017
Maturu Paramahamsa, Jones Devin, Ruteshouser E Cristy, Hu Qianghua, Reynolds Joseph M, Hicks John, Putluri Nagireddy, Ekmekcioglu Suhendan, Grimm Elizabeth A, Dong Chen, Overwijk Willem W
Abstract excerpt
Wilms' tumors (WT), which accountfor 6% of all childhood cancers, arise from dysregulated differentiation of nephrogenic progenitor cells from embryonic kidneys. Though there is an improvement in the prognosis of WT, still 10% of patients with WT die due to recurrence. Thus more effective treatment approaches are necessary. We previously characterized the inflammatory microenvironment in human WT and observed the...
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