VCAN is upregulated in the cervical cancer stroma and modulates macrophage polarization
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a major component of the tumor microenvironment (TME) and plays an important role in cervical cancer progression. Versican, encoded by the VCAN gene, is a member of the aggrecan/proteoglycan family and has been reported as a marker of poor prognosis in cervical cancer. However, the ver...