This contribution summarises the data and reviews the clinical application of cysteine proteases - cathepsins and their inhibitors in various types of cancer. The monograph is the result of research on proteolysis in cancer done during the five years of the duration of the EU 6FP-Integrated Project # 503297 with acronym CANCERDEGRADOME, carried out between 2004 -2008, being partner number 17 (out of 36 partners).
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