Osteopontin at the Crossroads of Inflammation and Tumor Progression

• Main Authors: Luigi Mario Castello (Author), Davide Raineri (Author), Livia Salmi (Author), Nausicaa Clemente (Author), Rosanna Vaschetto (Author), Marco Quaglia (Author), Massimiliano Garzaro (Author), Sergio Gentilli (Author), Paolo Navalesi (Author), Vincenzo Cantaluppi (Author), Umberto Dianzani (Author), Anna Aspesi (Author), Annalisa Chiocchetti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Complex interactions between tumor and host cells regulate systemic tumor dissemination, a process that begins early at the primary tumor site and goes on until tumor cells detach themselves from the tumor mass and start migrating into the blood or lymphatic vessels. Metastatic cells colonize the ta...