[HTML][HTML] The evolving tumor microenvironment: From cancer initiation to metastatic outgrowth

KE De Visser, JA Joyce - Cancer cell, 2023 - cell.com
Cancers represent complex ecosystems comprising tumor cells and a multitude of non-
cancerous cells, embedded in an altered extracellular matrix. The tumor microenvironment …

Crosstalk between cancer-associated fibroblasts and immune cells in the tumor microenvironment: new findings and future perspectives

X Mao, J Xu, W Wang, C Liang, J Hua, J Liu, B Zhang… - Molecular cancer, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), a stromal cell population with cell-of-origin,
phenotypic and functional heterogeneity, are the most essential components of the tumor …

Pancreatic cancer: Advances and challenges

CJ Halbrook, CA Lyssiotis, MP di Magliano, A Maitra - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the deadliest cancers. Significant
efforts have largely defined major genetic factors driving PDAC pathogenesis and …

A single-cell and spatially resolved atlas of human breast cancers

SZ Wu, G Al-Eryani, DL Roden, S Junankar, K Harvey… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Breast cancers are complex cellular ecosystems where heterotypic interactions play central
roles in disease progression and response to therapy. However, our knowledge of their …

Clinical and therapeutic relevance of cancer-associated fibroblasts

Y Chen, KM McAndrews, R Kalluri - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2021 - nature.com
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) found in primary and metastatic tumours are highly
versatile, plastic and resilient cells that are actively involved in cancer progression through …

Concepts of extracellular matrix remodelling in tumour progression and metastasis

J Winkler, A Abisoye-Ogunniyan, KJ Metcalf… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Tissues are dynamically shaped by bidirectional communication between resident cells and
the extracellular matrix (ECM) through cell-matrix interactions and ECM remodelling …

A framework for advancing our understanding of cancer-associated fibroblasts

E Sahai, I Astsaturov, E Cukierman… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are a key component of the tumour microenvironment
with diverse functions, including matrix deposition and remodelling, extensive reciprocal …

Extracellular matrix remodeling in tumor progression and immune escape: from mechanisms to treatments

Z Yuan, Y Li, S Zhang, X Wang, H Dou, X Yu, Z Zhang… - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
The malignant tumor is a multi-etiological, systemic and complex disease characterized by
uncontrolled cell proliferation and distant metastasis. Anticancer treatments including …

Inflammation and cancer: triggers, mechanisms, and consequences

FR Greten, SI Grivennikov - Immunity, 2019 - cell.com
Inflammation predisposes to the development of cancer and promotes all stages of
tumorigenesis. Cancer cells, as well as surrounding stromal and inflammatory cells, engage …

Cross-tissue organization of the fibroblast lineage

MB Buechler, RN Pradhan, AT Krishnamurty, C Cox… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Fibroblasts are non-haematopoietic structural cells that define the architecture of organs,
support the homeostasis of tissue-resident cells and have key roles in fibrosis, cancer …