Stromal Palladin Expression Is an Independent Prognostic Factor in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.

It has been clear that cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in the tumor microenvironment play an important role in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) progression. However, how CAFs relate to the patients' prognosis and the effects of chemoradiation therapy (CRT) has not been fully investi...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Sato, Takahiro Tsuchikawa, Tomoko Mitsuhashi, Yutaka Hatanaka, Katsuji Marukawa, Asami Morooka, Toru Nakamura, Toshiaki Shichinohe, Yoshihiro Matsuno, Satoshi Hirano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4811423?pdf=render