A Specific Group Of Proteases Contribute To The Spread Of Breast Cancer To Bone

Abstract

Breast cancer is a serious clinical problem once the disease spreads to distant tissues such as lung and bone. We have identified a group of genes called the cysteine cathepsin proteases that have increased activity in breast cancers that spread to bone and we have shown this in a mouse model and also in human cancer. We will investigate the contribution of these genes to invasion and test whether inhibiting specific cathepsins can prevent spread of breast cancer to bone in our mouse model .

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