Pathogenetic mechanisms in thyroid follicular-cell neoplasia

T Kondo, S Ezzat, SL Asa - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2006 - nature.com
Thyroid cancer is one of the few malignancies that are increasing in incidence. Recent
advances have improved our understanding of its pathogenesis; these include the …

Metastasis of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue

D Sano, JN Myers - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2007 - Springer
Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue (SCCOT) is one of the most prevalent tumors of
the head and neck region. Despite advances in treatment, the survival of patients with …

Focus on lymphangiogenesis in tumor metastasis

MG Achen, BK McColl, SA Stacker - Cancer cell, 2005 - cell.com
The major cause of cancer mortality is the metastatic spread of tumor cells that can occur via
multiple routes, including the lymphatic vasculature. Recent research has indicated that …

Tumor lymphangiogenesis and new drug development

LC Dieterich, M Detmar - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Traditionally, tumor-associated lymphatic vessels have been regarded as passive by-
standers, serving simply as a drainage system for interstitial fluid generated within the tumor …

Biology of the lymphatic marker LYVE‐1 and applications in research into lymphatic trafficking and lymphangiogenesis

DG Jackson - Apmis, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The pace of research into the lymphatic system continues to accelerate with the availability
of new molecular markers. One such marker, LYVE‐1, the lymphatic receptor for the …

Type and location of tumor‐infiltrating macrophages and lymphatic vessels predict survival of colorectal cancer patients

A Ålgars, H Irjala, S Vaittinen… - … journal of cancer, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The type of tumor‐infiltrating macrophages may be decisive in tumor immunity,
lymphangiogenesis and in the clinical outcome of cancer. Here, we elucidated the …

First international consensus on the methodology of lymphangiogenesis quantification in solid human tumours

I Van der Auwera, Y Cao, JC Tille, MS Pepper… - British journal of …, 2006 - nature.com
The lymphatic system is the primary pathway of metastasis for most human cancers. Recent
research efforts in studying lymphangiogenesis have suggested the existence of a …

A tumor-selective biotherapy with prolonged impact on established metastases based on cytokine gene-engineered MSCs

X Chen, X Lin, J Zhao, W Shi, H Zhang, Y Wang… - Molecular Therapy, 2008 - cell.com
The poor prognosis for patients with advanced malignancy relates partly to the inability to
reverse cancer metastasis. In this study we have investigated an integrated immunotherapy …

Targeting lymphangiogenesis to prevent tumour metastasis

MG Achen, GB Mann, SA Stacker - British journal of cancer, 2006 - nature.com
Recent studies involving animal models of cancer and clinicopathological analyses of
human tumours suggest that the growth of lymphatic vessels (lymphangiogenesis) in or …

High LYVE-1–positive lymphatic vessel numbers are associated with poor outcome in breast cancer

P Bono, VM Wasenius, P Heikkilä, J Lundin… - Clinical Cancer …, 2004 - AACR
Purpose: The clinical significance of intratumoral or peritumoral lymph vessel density is not
known. LYVE-1, a lymphatic endothelium-specific hyaluronan receptor, is a novel lymphatic …