Epithelial–mesenchymal transitions in human breast cancer samples
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Vanessa Marchesi
- Source
- Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology. 10:184-184
- Subject
- Oncology
Tumour metastasis
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Mesenchymal stem cell
Cancer
medicine.disease
Breast cancer
Internal medicine
embryonic structures
medicine
Clinical significance
In patient
business
Human breast
- Language
- ISSN
- 1759-4782
1759-4774
Studies in preclinical models have indicated that the aberrant activation of epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is involved in tumour metastasis. To confirm the clinical relevance of this hypothesis, researchers led by Daniel Haber and Shyamala Maheswaran have analysed EMT in circulating tumour cells (CTCs) in patients with breast cancer.