NPNT promotes early-stage bone metastases in breast cancer by regulation of the osteogenic niche

Patients with breast cancer are often afflicted by bone metastases, while the establishment and growth of bone metastases depend on interaction between cancer cells and the host environment. Moreover, osteoblasts, which play a vital role in cancer cells survival and colonization, can form an osteoge...

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Main Authors: Dongsheng Wang, Chenglong Zhao, Liangliang Gao, Yao Wang, Xin Gao, Liang Tang, Kun Zhang, Zhenxi Li, Jing Han, Jianru Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Bone Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212137418301039