| Literature DB >> 29657130 |
Monika Haemmerle1, Rebecca L Stone2, David G Menter3, Vahid Afshar-Kharghan4, Anil K Sood5.
Abstract
Besides their function in limiting blood loss and promoting wound healing, experimental evidence has highlighted platelets as active players in all steps of tumorigenesis including tumor growth, tumor cell extravasation, and metastasis. Additionally, thrombocytosis in cancer patients is associated with adverse patient survival. Due to the secretion of large amounts of microparticles and exosomes, platelets are well positioned to coordinate both local and distant tumor-host crosstalk. Here, we present a review of recent discoveries in the field of platelet biology and the role of platelets in cancer progression as well as challenges in targeting platelets for cancer treatment.Entities:
Keywords: anti-platelet therapy; aspirin; biomarker; cancer; cancer therapy; metastasis; microparticles; platelets; thrombocytosis; tumor angiogenesis
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29657130 PMCID: PMC5997503 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2018.03.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Cell ISSN: 1535-6108 Impact factor: 31.743