TY - JOUR AU - Kawase, Tomoya AU - Yasui, Yumiko AU - Nishina, Sohji AU - Hara, Yuichi AU - Yanatori, Izumi AU - Tomiyama, Yasuyuki AU - Nakashima, Yoshihiro AU - Yoshida, Koji AU - Kishi, Fumio AU - Nakamura, Masafumi AU - Hino, Keisuke PY - 2015 DA - 2015/09/02 TI - Fibroblast activation protein-α-expressing fibroblasts promote the progression of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma JO - BMC Gastroenterology SP - 109 VL - 15 IS - 1 AB - Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is characterized by an extensive desmoplastic stromal response. Fibroblast activation protein-α (FAP) is best known for its presence in stromal cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). Our aim was to assess whether FAP expression was associated with the prognosis of patients with PDAC and to investigate how FAP expressing CAFs contribute to the progression of PDAC. SN - 1471-230X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-015-0340-0 DO - 10.1186/s12876-015-0340-0 ID - Kawase2015 ER -