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CURRENT OPINION IN IMMUNOLOGY
卷 53, 期 -, 页码 7-12出版社
CURRENT BIOLOGY LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2018.03.018
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- Swiss National Science Foundation [3100A0-108207, 31003A-130627]
- Advanced European Research Council grant LYVICAM
- Leducq Transatlantic Network of Excellence on Lymph Vessels in Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease [11CVD03]
- ETH Zurich Career Seed Grant
- Krebsliga Zurich
Sentinel lymph node metastasis is a prognostic indicator for systemic tumor spread in many types of cancers, and tumor lymphangiogenesis correlates with reduced survival. Consequently, lymphatic vessels have been suggested to promote tumor progression in multiple ways. Tumor lymphangiogenesis occurs both in primary tumors and at distant (pre-) metastatic sites, and facilitates lymphatic invasion and tumor cell dissemination. Lymphatic vessels have also emerged as regulators of tumor immunity, transporting tumor antigens to lymph nodes and directly interacting with immune cells. Furthermore, lymphatic vessels might provide a 'lymphovascular' niche contributing to the maintenance of stem-like tumor cells that are tightly related to tumor recurrence. Thus, targeting tumor lymphangiogenesis or specific lymphatic-associated functions might represent a promising approach to inhibit tumor progression.
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