Stromal Cells Present in the Melanoma Niche Affect Tumor Invasiveness and Its Resistance to Therapy

Stromal Cells Present in the Melanoma Niche Affect Tumor Invasiveness and Its Resistance to Therapy

Malignant melanoma is a highly metastatic type of cancer, which arises frequently from transformed pigment cells and melanocytes as a result of long-term UV radiation exposure. In recent years, the incidence of newly diagnosed melanoma patients reached 5% of all cancer cases. Despite the development...

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Main Authors: Justyna Mazurkiewicz, Aleksandra Simiczyjew, Ewelina Dratkiewicz, Marcin Ziętek, Rafał Matkowski, Dorota Nowak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
tumor microenvironment
melanoma
invasion
drug resistance
cancer-associated fibroblasts
adipocytes
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/2/529

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