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ba0005p126 | Cancer and bone: basic, translational and clinical | ECTS2016

Interactions between cancer and osteocytes in bone

Keller Evan

Cross talk between tumour cells and the host microenvironment plays a critical role in tumour progression. There have been multiple studies that have highlighted the importance of proteins secreted by tumour cells that then act on the tumour microenvironment and by proteins secreted by the host microenvironment that promote tumour progression at the metastatic niche. However, little is known regarding the role of physical forces on tumour progression.Bon...