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Rapid Isolation of Human Breast Milk-Derived Extracellular Vesicles
Published on: November 14, 2025
The Inner and Outer Qualities of Extracellular Vesicles for Translational Purposes in Breast Cancer
Esther Schwich1, Vera Rebmann1
1Institute for Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Abstract:
Breast cancer (BC) is the second most common cause of cancer mortality of women worldwide. BC is a systemic disease with a highly heterogeneous course of disease. Therefore, prognostic and diagnostic biomarkers are required to improve the clinical risk management. Cancer-derived or cancer-associated extracellular vesicles (EVs) procured from the bloodstream of BC patients offer a novel platform for the qualitative and quantitative screening and establishment of biomarkers. Here, we focus on common aspects of EVs, on the function of BC-derived EVs and their translational potential considering the EV abundancy, intravesicular as well as outer membrane-anchored composition and current challenges of implementation in clinical practice.
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