Intercepting Cancer Communiques: Exosomes as Heralds of Malignancy

Cancer Cell. 2015 Aug 10;28(2):151-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2015.07.015.

Abstract

In clinical oncology, detecting and treating disease as early as possible is the brass ring to be grasped. Does a new test based on circulating exosomes bring it closer for patients with pancreas cancer?

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / blood
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / metabolism*
  • Exosomes / genetics
  • Exosomes / metabolism*
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Glypicans / blood
  • Glypicans / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mutation
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / blood
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / genetics
  • ras Proteins / genetics
  • ras Proteins / metabolism

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Glypicans
  • ras Proteins