Shedding New Light on Breast Cancer Metastases (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance)

A new study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, published in PNAS Early Edition, confirmed that clusters of cancer cells indeed travel together throughout all stages of metastasis. The study also identified the molecular signatures unique to these highly aggressive, roaming tumor clumps, such as the fact that each are led by a gang member that's fueled by a type of cellular kryptonite: a highly expressed protein called keratin 14. Fred...
Source: National Comprehensive Cancer Network - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news