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Vasculogenic mimicry in small cell lung cancer

Authors :
Stuart C. Williamson
Robert L. Metcalf
Francesca Trapani
Sumitra Mohan
Jenny Antonello
Benjamin Abbott
Hui Sun Leong
Christopher P. E. Chester
Nicole Simms
Radoslaw Polanski
Daisuke Nonaka
Lynsey Priest
Alberto Fusi
Fredrika Carlsson
Anders Carlsson
Mary J. C. Hendrix
Richard E. B. Seftor
Elisabeth A. Seftor
Dominic G. Rothwell
Andrew Hughes
James Hicks
Crispin Miller
Peter Kuhn
Ged Brady
Kathryn L. Simpson
Fiona H. Blackhall
Caroline Dive
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2016.

Abstract

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is characterised by prevalent circulating tumour cells (CTCs), early metastasis and poor prognosis. The authors show that SCLC patients have a rare CTC subset with a vasculogenic mimicry (VM) phenotype, and that VM is associated with worse overall survival, and alters tumour growth, chemotherapy delivery and efficacy.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.1f6ee31f432d40e09b2cc3b50bd9c622
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13322