The osteosarcoma microenvironment: a complex but targetable ecosystem

I Corre, F Verrecchia, V Crenn, F Redini, V Trichet - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Osteosarcomas are the most frequent primary bone sarcomas, affecting mainly children,
adolescents, and young adults, and with a second peak of incidence in elderly individuals …

Sarcoma treatment in the era of molecular medicine

TGP Grünewald, M Alonso, S Avnet… - EMBO molecular …, 2020 - embopress.org
Sarcomas are heterogeneous and clinically challenging soft tissue and bone cancers.
Although constituting only 1% of all human malignancies, sarcomas represent the second …

Targeting molecular mechanisms underlying treatment efficacy and resistance in osteosarcoma: a review of current and future strategies

I Lilienthal, N Herold - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant bone tumour in children and
adolescents. Due to micrometastatic spread, radical surgery alone rarely results in cure …

Immune infiltration and PD-L1 expression in the tumor microenvironment are prognostic in osteosarcoma

P Koirala, ME Roth, J Gill, S Piperdi, JM Chinai… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Osteosarcoma patient survival has remained stagnant for 30 years. Novel therapeutic
approaches are needed to improve outcomes. We examined the expression of Programmed …

The contribution of immune infiltrates and the local microenvironment in the pathogenesis of osteosarcoma

MF Heymann, F Lézot, D Heymann - Cellular immunology, 2019 - Elsevier
Osteosarcoma is a rare primary bone cancer characterized by cancer cells producing
calcified osteoid extracellular matrix and inducing lung metastases with a high frequency …

Acidity‐Triggered Transformable Polypeptide Self‐Assembly to Initiate Tumor‐Specific Biomineralization

Y Liu, Z Jiang, S Tong, Y Sun, Y Zhang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biomineralization is a normal physiological process that includes nucleation, crystal growth,
phase transformation, and orientation evolution. Notably, artificially induced …

Scaffold-based 3D cellular models mimicking the heterogeneity of osteosarcoma stem cell niche

G Bassi, S Panseri, SM Dozio, M Sandri… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The failure of the osteosarcoma conventional therapies leads to the growing need for novel
therapeutic strategies. The lack of specificity for the Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs) population …

Energy metabolism in osteoclast formation and activity

S Lemma, M Sboarina, PE Porporato, N Zini… - The international journal …, 2016 - Elsevier
Osteoclastogenesis and osteolysis are energy-consuming processes supported by high
metabolic activities. In human osteoclasts derived from the fusion of monocytic precursors …

The role of tumor-associated macrophages in osteosarcoma progression–therapeutic implications

Q Huang, X Liang, T Ren, Y Huang, H Zhang, Y Yu… - Cellular Oncology, 2021 - Springer
Background Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common primary malignant bone tumor.
Compared with previous treatment modalities, such as amputation, more recent …

Bone microenvironment signals in osteosarcoma development

A Alfranca, L Martinez-Cruzado, J Tornin… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2015 - Springer
The bone is a complex connective tissue composed of many different cell types such as
osteoblasts, osteoclasts, chondrocytes, mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells, hematopoietic …