作者: Edward P. Retzbach , Stephanie A. Sheehan , Evan M. Nevel , Amber Batra , Tran Phi
DOI: 10.1016/J.ORALONCOLOGY.2018.01.011
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摘要: Oral cancer has become one of the most aggressive types cancer, killing 140,000 people worldwide every year. Current treatments for oral include surgery and radiation therapies. These procedures can be very effective; however, they also drastically decrease quality life survivors. New chemotherapeutic are needed to more effectively combat cancer. The transmembrane receptor podoplanin (PDPN) emerged as a functionally relevant biomarker target. PDPN expression promotes tumor cell migration leading invasion metastasis. Here, we describe role in squamous carcinoma progression, how it may exploited prevent treat