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      Activin A Signaling Regulates IL13Rα2 Expression to Promote Breast Cancer Metastasis 

      Kalli, Maria; Mpekris, Fotios; Wong, Chen K.; Panagi, Myrofora; Ozturk, Sait; Thiagalingam, Sam; Stylianopoulos, Triantafyllos; Papageorgis, Panagiotis (2019)
      Metastatic dissemination of cancer cells to distal organs is the major cause of death for patients suffering from the aggressive basal-like breast cancer (BLBC) subtype. Recently, we have shown that interleukin 13 receptor ...
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      Dexamethasone Increases Cisplatin-Loaded Nanocarrier Delivery and Efficacy in Metastatic Breast Cancer by Normalizing the Tumor Microenvironment 

      Martin, John D.; Panagi, Myrofora; Wang, Chenyu; Khan, Thahomina T.; Martin, Margaret R.; Voutouri, Chrysovalantis; Toh, Kazuko; Papageorgis, Panagiotis; Mpekris, Fotios; Polydorou, Christiana; Ishii, Genichiro; Takahashi, Shinichiro; Gotohda, Naoto; Suzuki, Toshiyuki; Wilhelm, Matthew E.; Melo, Vinicio Alejandro; Quader, Sabina; Norimatsu, Jumpei; Lanning, Ryan M.; Kojima, Motohiro; Stuber, Matthew David; Stylianopoulos, Triantafyllos; Kataoka, Kazunori; Cabral, Horacio (2019)
      Dexamethasone is a glucocorticoid steroid with anti-inflammatory properties used to treat many diseases, including cancer, in which it helps manage various side effects of chemo-, radio-, and immunotherapies. Here, we ...