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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Navarro A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6407158 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Navarro Alfons A Molins Laureano L Marrades Ramon M RM Moises Jorge J Viñolas Nuria N Morales Sara S Canals Jordi J Castellano Joan J JJ Ramírez José J Monzo Mariano M
Cancers 20190221 2
Since tumor-draining pulmonary vein blood (PV) is enriched in tumor-secreted products, we hypothesized that it would also be enriched in tumor-derived exosomes, which would be important in the metastasis process. We characterized exosomes from PV of 61 resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients to evaluate its potential as relapse biomarkers. Exosomes were characterized using transmission electron microscopy, western blot and nanoparticle tracking analysis and we examined time to relap ...[more]