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metastasis 1. Pathol the spreading of a disease, esp cancer cells, from one part of the body to another 2. a rare word for metabolism metastasis [mə′tas·tə·səs] (medicine) Transfer of the causal agent (cell or microorganism) of a disease from a primary focus to a distant one through the blood or lymphatic vessels. (physics) A transition of an electron or nucleon from one bound state to another in an atom or molecule, or the capture of an electron by a nucleus. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| 1) Among these epithelial tumors are poorly differentiated carcinoma (also called small-cell undifferentiated carcinoma), oat-cell carcinoma, and anaplastic small-cell carcinoma, (2) and more than 90% of patients with these aggressive carcinomas develop metastatic disease. developed an assay that evaluates metastatic potential by measuring how many tumor cells penetrate gels made of an extract of basement membranes. Point is a Boston-based biopharmaceutical company which is currently studying its lead product candidate, talabostat, in two Phase 3 double blind placebo-controlled trials in non-small cell lung cancer and in a Phase 2 trial in combination with gemcitabine in metastatic pancreatic cancer. |
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