A Mechanism that Drives Pancreatic Cancer Hyperproliferation by Tumor-initiating Cells (IMAGE)

Kumamoto University

A Mechanism that Drives Pancreatic Cancer Hyperproliferation by Tumor-initiating Cells

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ROR1 is a cell surface receptor that promotes hyperproliferation, metastasis, and relapse in PDAC when highly expressed. Suppressing ROR1 reduces PDAC growth.

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Masaya Yamazaki from Kumamoto University, Japan

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