Issue 4/2006
Special issue on Bone Metastasis and Cancer, Guest Editor: Kenneth J. Pienta
Content (20 Articles)
Recent advances in the detection of bone marrow micrometastases: A promising area for research or just another false hope? A review of the literature
Pauline Athanassiadou, Dimitra Grapsa
Bone marrow cells in the ‘pre-metastatic niche’: within bone and beyond
Rosandra N. Kaplan, Bethan Psaila, David Lyden
Skeletal metastasis: Established and emerging roles of parathyroid hormone related protein (PTHrP)
Jinhui Liao, Laurie K. McCauley
The pivotal role of CXCL12 (SDF-1)/CXCR4 axis in bone metastasis
Jianhua Wang, Robert Loberg, Russell S. Taichman
Regulatory roles of Runx2 in metastatic tumor and cancer cell interactions with bone
J. Pratap, J. B. Lian, A. Javed, G. L. Barnes, A. J. van Wijnen, J. L. Stein, G. S. Stein
The central role of osteoblasts in the metastasis of prostate cancer
Michel B. Choueiri, Shi-Ming Tu, Li-Yuan Yu-Lee, Sue-Hwa Lin
Molecular interactions between breast cancer cells and the bone microenvironment drive skeletal metastases
V.A. Siclari, T.A. Guise, J.M. Chirgwin
Biochemical approach to the detection and monitoring of metastatic bone disease: What do we know and what questions need answers?
László B. Tankó, Morten A. Karsdal, Claus Christiansen, Diana J. Leeming
Targeted and systemic radiotherapy in the treatment of bone metastasis
Alexander Lin, Michael E. Ray
NON-THEMATIC REVIEW
Lymphatic endothelial cells, tumor lymphangiogenesis and metastasis: New insights into intratumoral and peritumoral lymphatics
Rui-Cheng Ji