Kostas Papadakos
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Kostas Papadakos
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Cancer biology , Lund University
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Our newest publication examines whether an extracellular matrix protein has an intracellular function. Yes, it provides resistance to all known therapies for breast cancer.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Intracellular cartilage oligomeric matrix protein augments breast cancer resistance to chemotherapy - Cell Death & Disease
Cell Death & Disease - Intracellular cartilage oligomeric matrix protein augments breast cancer resistance to chemotherapy
www.nature.com
Reposted by Kostas Papadakos
There's a month left for you to submit an abstract or apply for a Travel Grant to attend the next edition of Defence is the Best Attack, taking place in Barcelona in May! ☀️

Join us for an overview of the most recent advances in the field of immunotherapy:

eacr.org/conference/d...
February 17, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Submit your abstract and apply for a Travel Grant to attend Persister Cells 2025!

Taking place in Lyon, this conference will delve into molecular mechanisms, therapeutic targets and emerging clinical implications of cancer persister cells.

eacr.org/conference/p...
December 5, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Reposted by Kostas Papadakos
Just recently I wrote an opinion piece with Shingo Kajimura, based around the idea that adipocytes, besides having energy storage/endocrine function, also act as immune hubs #Immunosky 🧪

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febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
FEBS Press
Traditionally, adipocytes have been viewed as energy storage units, which upregulate inflammatory factors in response to obesity. However, emerging evidence demonstrates that adipocytes are highly re...
febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 7, 2024 at 9:31 AM
December 4, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Reposted by Kostas Papadakos
Meet our PhD student Rebecca! This year, she beat cancer AND published her first 1st-author paper on how hypoxia induces complement signaling in GBM, alters macrophage polarization, and how the C3-C3AR1 axis can be therapeutically targeted in GBM models. Check it out! insight.jci.org/articles/vie...
November 19, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Our newest publication examines whether an extracellular matrix protein has an intracellular function. Yes, it provides resistance to all known therapies for breast cancer.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Intracellular cartilage oligomeric matrix protein augments breast cancer resistance to chemotherapy - Cell Death & Disease
Cell Death & Disease - Intracellular cartilage oligomeric matrix protein augments breast cancer resistance to chemotherapy
www.nature.com
November 16, 2024 at 12:31 PM