Tumor-Associated Macrophages Provide Significant Prognostic Information in Urothelial Bladder Cancer.

Inflammation is an important feature of carcinogenesis. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) can be associated with either poor or improved prognosis, depending on their properties and polarization. Current knowledge of the prognostic significance of TAMs in bladder cancer is limited and was investig...

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Main Authors: Minna M Boström, Heikki Irjala, Tuomas Mirtti, Pekka Taimen, Tommi Kauko, Annika Ålgars, Sirpa Jalkanen, Peter J Boström
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4511010?pdf=render