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Cancer Gene Therapy
Research on cancer gene therapy reported by scientists at Juntendo University, Department of Respiratory Medicine
March 31st, 2009
Current study results from the report, 'Osteopontin is involved in the formation of malignant pleural effusion in lung cancer,' have been published. According to recent research published in the journal Lung Cancer, "Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is associated with advanced-stage lung cancer and is a poor prognostic sign for these patients. Osteopontin (OPN) is a multifunctional cytokine that is involved in the tumor progression and angiogenesis of lung cancer cells." "The purpose of this study is to investigate and provide evidence for the role of OPN in the formation of MPE associated with lung cancer. In this study, we established an OPN knockdown murine...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-03-31)
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