Metastasis
Metastasis is the spread of cancer from the primary neoplasm (tumor) to distant organs. As primary tumors can often be removed by surgery and radiation it is metastases that contribute to the majority of morbidity and mortality associated with cancer.
Metastasis Product Areas
Metastasis occurs when malignant tumor cells break away from the original site, attach to the surrounding extracellular matrix and degrade it. This establishes a route for the tumor cells to enter the bloodstream or lymphatic system where they can migrate to other areas of the body. Cells can then begin to grow at a distant site by a process termed 'metastatic colonization'.
Approximately 0.01% of all tumor cells that do enter the bloodstream will eventually form a metastasis. The potential of a tumor cell to metastasize is dependent on both the characteristics of the neoplastic cells and the microenvironment of the host tissue. The metastatic cells must survive and be capable of invasion, embolization and angiogenesis.
Therapy towards metastasis is a complex matter. It is required to be targeted against both the cancer cells and the homeostatic factors that enable metastasis and tumor growth in a distant microenvironment.
Literature for Metastasis
Tocris offers the following scientific literature for Metastasis to showcase our products. We invite you to request* or download your copy today!
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Cell Cycle & DNA Damage Repair Poster
In normal cells, each stage of the cell cycle is tightly regulated, however in cancer cells many genes and proteins that are involved in the regulation of the cell cycle are mutated or over expressed. This poster summarizes the stages of the cell cycle and DNA repair. It also highlights strategies for enhancing replicative stress in cancer cells to force mitotic catastrophe and cell death.
Our Cell Cycle & DNA Damage Repair poster summarizes the stages of the cell cycle and DNA repair. It also highlights strategies for enhancing replicative stress in cancer cells to force mitotic catastrophe and cell death.
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