Immune infiltrates as predictive markers of survival in pancreatic cancer patients

Pancreatic cancer is a devastating disease with dismal prognosis. The tumor microenvironment is composed by multiple cell types, molecular factors and extracellular matrix forming a strong desmoplastic reaction, which is a hallmark of the disease. A complex cross-talk between tumor cells and the str...

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Main Authors: Maria Pia eProtti, Lucia eDe Monte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2013.00210/full