Overexpression of Stefin A in Human Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells Inhibits Tumor Cell Growth, Angiogenesis, Invasion, and Metastasis
Open Access
- 15 December 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in Clinical Cancer Research
- Vol. 11 (24) , 8753-8762
- https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-05-0597
Abstract
Purpose: Evidence is accumulating that an inverse correlation exists between stefin A level and malignant progression. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of stefin A in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells and to evaluate the possibility of stefin A for cancer therapy.Keywords
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