Cancer‑associated fibroblast regulation of tumor neo‑angiogenesis as a therapeutic target in cancer (Review)
- Authors:
- Fang‑Tao Wang
- Wei Sun
- Jing‑Tao Zhang
- Yue‑Zu Fan
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Affiliations: Department of Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, P.R. China, Department of Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, P.R. China - Published online on: January 25, 2019 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2019.9973
- Pages: 3055-3065
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Copyright: © Wang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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