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Interaction between platelets and tumor cells activates the TGFβ/SMAD pathway in tumor cells, enhancing tumor cell migration and increasing the metastatic process. The contact between platelets and tumor cells, via TGFβ/SMAD and NFκB, potentiates epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) and metastasis. BMPs: bone morphogenetic proteins.
