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February 1, 2018
Women's Cancer Research Center WIP Meeting
| Date: |
February 1, 2018
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| Time: |
10:00
AM - 11:00 AM |
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Magee-Womens Research Institute, First Floor Conference Room |
| Event Type: |
Professional Event |
| Speaker: |
Min Yu, MD, PhD |
| Lecture Title: |
Understanding breast cancer metastasis using patient-derived circulating tumor cells |
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The Yu lab is interested in identifying the cancer stem cells from circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and developing new therapeutic approaches for targeting the metastatic tumor initiating cells. [Yu M et al. Ex vivo culture of circulating breast tumor cells for individualized testing of drug susceptibility. Science. 2014 Jul 11;345(6193):216-20. PMID: 25013076. Yu M et al. Circulating breast tumor cells exhibit dynamic changes in epithelial and mesenchymal composition. Science. 2013 Feb 1;339(6119):580-4. PMID: 23372014. Yu M et al. RNA sequencing of pancreatic circulating tumour cells implicates WNT signalling in metastasis. Nature. 2012 Jul 26;487(7408):510-3. PMID: 22763454.] |
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| URL: |
http://upci.upmc.edu/pdf/events/WCRC-WIP_20180201_Yu.pdf |
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