EMT and Treatment Resistance in Pancreatic Cancer
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. EMT and Cancer Progression
3. KRAS-Addiction of Pancreatic Cancer
4. Markers of EMT in Advanced Pancreatic Neoplasia
5. EMT and Metastasis
6. Molecular Mechanisms of EMT and PC Treatment Resistance
7. Role of Desmoplasia in Pancreatic Cancer
8. Inflammation Sustains EMT in Pancreatic Cancer
9. Microbiota, EMT, and Treatment Resistance
10. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Gaianigo, N.; Melisi, D.; Carbone, C. EMT and Treatment Resistance in Pancreatic Cancer. Cancers 2017, 9, 122. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers9090122
Gaianigo N, Melisi D, Carbone C. EMT and Treatment Resistance in Pancreatic Cancer. Cancers. 2017; 9(9):122. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers9090122
Chicago/Turabian StyleGaianigo, Nicola, Davide Melisi, and Carmine Carbone. 2017. "EMT and Treatment Resistance in Pancreatic Cancer" Cancers 9, no. 9: 122. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers9090122