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Hongkuan Han1,2, Cheng Qian1,2, Mengyao Song1,2

  • 1Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.

概括

癌症转移仍然是一个重大挑战,而转移前位 (PMN) 对于癌症的传播至关重要. 本综述探讨了癌症相关纤维细胞 (CAF) 如何影响PMN形成,提供潜在的治疗点.

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