Abstract
Obesity-induced inflammation can build up a confined microenvironment in pancreatic adenocarcinoma that is associated with increased desmoplasia, neutrophil recruitment, reduced delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs, and immune evasion. Targeting molecular pathways empowering this circuit might represent a necessary measure to reach clinical efficacy for combination therapies in patients with excess body weight.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 821-823 |
Numero di pagine | 3 |
Rivista | Cancer Discovery |
Volume | 6 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2016 |
Keywords
- Adipocytes
- Animals
- Cell Communication
- Cytokines
- Humans
- Inflammation Mediators
- Neoplastic Stem Cells
- Neutrophils
- Oncology
- Pancreatic Neoplasms
- Tumor Microenvironment