Abstract
Metastasis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in cancer patients. For example, in the United States, the five-year relative survival in local prostate cancer patients is nearly 100% while it is only 32% in patients with distant metastases (http://www.cancer.org). Similar to many types of malignant tumors, prostate cancer develops from the mutations or disregulation of various genes involved in regulation signal transduction and the cell cycle [1]. The discovery of molecular pathways that significantly contribute to tumor metastasis would provide specific targets and optimal strategies in prevention and treatment of such malignant diseases.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 129-132 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | IEEE Signal Processing Magazine |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- Bioinformatics
- Cancer
- Genomics
- Network topology
- Protein engineering
- Proteins
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Signal Processing
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Applied Mathematics