Daniele Fanale, Lidia Rita Corsini, Marco Bono, Ugo Randazzo, Nadia Barraco, Chiara Brando, Daniela Cancelliere, Silvia Contino, Ambra Giurintano, Luigi Magrin, Erika Pedone, Alessandro Perez, Paola Piraino, Alessia Pivetti, Emilia Di Giovanni, Tancredi Didier Bazan Russo, Ornella Prestifilippo, Vincenzo Gennusa, Gianni Pantuso, Antonio Russo, Viviana Bazan
Specific tumor-derived extracellular vesicles, called exosomes, are considered as potential key players in cross-talk between immune system and tumor microenvironment in several solid tumors. Different studies highlighted the clinical relevance of exosomes in ovarian cancer (OC) for their role in early diagnosis, prognosis, chemoresistance, targeted therapy. The exosomes are nanosize vesicles carrying lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. In particular, exosomes shuttle a wide spectrum of microRNAs (miRNAs) able to induce phenotypic reprogramming of target cells, contributing to tumor progression...
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