ba0005cabs.oc3.5 | Oral Communications | ECTS2016
Tauro Marilena
, Laghezza Antonio
, Paolo Tortorella
, Lynch Conor
Breast to bone metastasis is a common incurable event during breast cancer progression. Identifying the molecular mechanisms at play is vital for the development of new therapies. Matrix metalloproteinases, such as MMP-2, are overexpressed in the bone metastatic microenvironment. Genetic ablation of MMP-2 demonstrated its importance of in driving osteolytic bone metastatic breast cancer and support the rationale for the development of a highly specific MMP-2 inhibitor for the ...