García de Albéniz, Xabier (Date of defense: 2015-04-15)
We studied the mechanisms driving the metastatic spread in colorectal cancer (CRC), focusing in the MAPK pathway. We developed in vivo a highly metastatic cell line using a KRAS-mutated cell line (SW620) ...
Díaz Gay, Marcos (Date of defense: 2019-11-25)
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the malignant neoplasms with higher incidence and mortality in Spain, Europe and worldwide. As a complex disease, both environmental and genetic factors influence CRC ...
Figueiredo, Ana Raquel Martins (Date of defense: 2017-06-09)
Pericytes (PCs) are important regulators of the vascular development promoting vessel growth and stabilization. They have recently emerged as a therapeutic target to promote or inhibit angiogenesis. ...
Morcelle Magaña, Carmen (Date of defense: 2017-09-19)
In most human cancers, the c-Myc transcription factor is deregulated and/or its levels are elevated, particularly in colorectal cancer (CRC). Earlier studies suggested a direct relationship between ...