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1 Cancer Metastasis, Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms and Clinical Intervention

2 Cancer Metastasis Biology and Treatment VOLUME 1

3 Cancer Metastasis, Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms and Clinical Intervention Edited by Wen G. Jiang University of Wales College of Medicine and Robert E. Mansel University of Wales College of Medicine KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS NEW YORK, BOSTON, DORDRECHT, LONDON, MOSCOW

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5 Contents Contributors Metastatic Cascade, Molecular/Cellular Events and New Therapeutic Opportunities WEN G. JIANG AND ROBERT E. MANSEL vii 1 The Role of Integrin-Mediated Processes in the Biology of Metastasis 19 JOHN F MARSHALL AND DAWN DAVIES The Role of Hyaluronan and Its Degradation Products in Tumour Angiogenesis and Metastasis DAVID C. WEST The E-Cadherin/Catenin Complex in Invasion: The Role of Ectodomain Shedding VEERLE NOË, ERIK BRUYNEEL, MARC MAREEL AND MARC BRACKE Cancer And Cancer Metastasis-Related Genes STEVE HISCOX Hepatocyte Growth Factor and Met in Tumour Invasion-Metastasis: From Mechanisms to Cancer Prevention KUNIO MATSUMOTO AND TOSHIKAZU NAKAMURA

6 vi Contents Tight Junctions, A Critical Structure in the Control of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis WEN G. JIANG, TRACEY MARTIN, IRAJ LLAFFAFIAN, ROBERT E. MANSEL 195 Bone Marrow Micrometastases Detection and Significance HEMANT SINGHAL AND MICHAEL P. OSBORNE Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Their Role in Cancer Invasion and Metastasis WEN G JIANG, AMANDA REDFERN, ALDO EYNARD AND ROBERT E MANSEL Metastatic Endocrine Cancer GREGORY P SADLER AND MALCOLM H WHEELER Prostate Cancer MALCOLM D MASON Gastrointestinal Tumours: Cancer Metastasis, Molecular and Cellular Biology L J FON AND P D CAREY Breast Cancer Metastasis NADER KHONJI, DAYALAN CLARKE, ROBERT E MANSEL The Malignant Lymphomas CHRISTOPHER H. POYNTON Cancer Metastasis: Biological and Clinical Aspects, Gynaecological Cancer MALCOLM ADAMS AND BARAT JASANI Index 421

7 Contributors Adam, Malcolm D. Velindre NHS Health Care Trust, Whitchurch, Cardiff CF14 2TL, The United Kingdom Bracke, Marc. Laboratory of Experimental Cancerology, Hospital of Gent, UZG, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium University Bruyneel, Erik. Laboratory of Experimental Cancerology, University Hospital of Gent, UZG, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium Carey, P. D. Surgical Unit, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7AB, The United Kingdom Clarke, Dayalan. University Department of Surgery, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, The United Kingdom Davies, Dawn. Richard Dimbleby/Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Department of Cancer Research, St Thomas's Hospital, London SE1 7EH Corr, C. J. Surgical Unit, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7AB, Northern Ireland Eynard, Aldo. Instituto Biologia Celular, Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, 5000 Cordoba, Argentina Fon, L. J. Surgical Unit, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7AB, The United Kingdom

8 viii Hiscox, Steve. University Department of Surgery, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, The United Kingdom Jasani. Bharat. Department of Histopathology, University of Wales College of Medicine,Cardiff, UK Jiang, Wen G. Metastasis Research Group, University Department of Surgery, University of Wales College of Medicine,Cardiff, UK Khonji, Nader. University Department of Surgery, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, The United Kingdom Mansel, Robert E. University Department of Surgery, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, The United Kingdom Mareel, Marc. Laboratory of Experimental Cancerology, University Hospital of Gent, UZG, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium Marshall, John F. Richard Dimbleby/Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Department of Cancer Research, St Thomas s Hospital, London SE1 7EH Mason, Malcolm D. Department of Clinical Oncology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Velindre Hospital, Whitchurch, Cardiff CF14 2TL, The United Kingdom Matsumoto, Kunio. Division of Biochemistry, Department of Oncology, Biomedical Research Center, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Osaka , Japan Nakamura, Toshikazu. Division of Biochemistry, Department of Oncology, Biomedical Research Center, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Osaka , Japan Noë, Veerle. Laboratory of Experimental Cancerology, University Hospital of Gent, UZG, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium Osborne, Michael P. Breast Service, Department of Surgery, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. Strang-Cornell Cancer Research Laboratory, Strang Cancer Prevention Center, Cornell University Medical College, New York New York 10021, USA

9 ix Poynton, Christopher H. Department of Haematology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, The United Kingdom Redfern, Amanda. Metastasis Research Group, University Department of Surgery, University of Wales College of Medicine,Cardiff, UK Sadler, Gregory P. Department of Endocrine Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff CF4 4XW, The United Kingdom Singhal, Hemant. Breast Care Unit, Department of Surgery, Northwick Park & St. Marks Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 3UJ, The United Kingdom West, David C. Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Liverpool, The Duncan Building, Daulby St, Liverpool L69 3GA. UK. Wheeler, Malcolm H. Department of Endocrine Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff CF4 4XW, The United Kingdom

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