Abstract
Among all types of cancer, incidence of lung cancer remains the highest with regard to cancerrelated mortality. Problems contributing to recurrence of the disease include metastasis and drug resistance. Mounting evidence has demonstrated involvement of epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) in cancer progression. EMT is a critical mechanism ensuring tissue remodeling during morphogenesis of multicellular organisms. Therefore, understanding of the biology of this process for identification of potential EMT-targeted therapeutic strategies for the benefit cancer patients is necessary. This review describes recent evidence of EMT involvement in drug resistance and metastasis of cancers, with an emphasis on lung cancer.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 151-156 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Cancer Research and Treatment |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- Drug resistance
- Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
- Lung neoplasms
- Neoplasm metastasis