Glioblastoma microenvironment—from biology to therapy

RD Read, ZM Tapp, P Rajappa… - Genes & …, 2024 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive primary brain cancer. These tumors exhibit high
intertumoral and intratumoral heterogeneity in neoplastic and nonneoplastic compartments …

Understanding glioblastoma at the single-cell level: Recent advances and future challenges

YA Yabo, DH Heiland - PLoS biology, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Glioblastoma, the most aggressive and prevalent form of primary brain tumor, is
characterized by rapid growth, diffuse infiltration, and resistance to therapies. Intrinsic …

[HTML][HTML] The crosstalk between macrophages and cancer cells potentiates pancreatic cancer cachexia

M Liu, Y Ren, Z Zhou, J Yang, X Shi, Y Cai, AX Arreola… - Cancer cell, 2024 - cell.com
With limited treatment options, cachexia remains a major challenge for patients with cancer.
Characterizing the interplay between tumor cells and the immune microenvironment may …

Cancer cell plasticity defines response to immunotherapy in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

L Lorenzo-Sanz, M Lopez-Cerda, V da Silva-Diz… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) approaches have changed the therapeutic landscape for
many tumor types. However, half of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) patients …

A paracrine circuit of IL-1β/IL-1R1 between myeloid and tumor cells drives genotype-dependent glioblastoma progression

Z Chen, B Giotti, M Kaluzova, MP Vallcorba… - The Journal of clinical …, 2023 - jci.org
Monocytes and monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs) from blood circulation infiltrate
glioblastoma (GBM) and promote growth. Here, we show that PDGFB-driven GBM cells …

LC3-associated phagocytosis of neutrophils triggers tumor ferroptotic cell death in glioblastoma

T Lu, PP Yee, SY Chih, M Tang, H Chen… - The EMBO …, 2024 - embopress.org
Necrosis in solid tumors is commonly associated with poor prognostic but how these lesions
expand remains unclear. Studies have found that neutrophils associate with and contribute …

Microglia and monocyte-derived macrophages drive progression of pediatric high-grade gliomas and are transcriptionally shaped by histone mutations

JL Ross, M Puigdelloses-Vallcorba, G Piñero, N Soni… - Immunity, 2024 - cell.com
Pediatric high-grade gliomas (pHGGs), including hemispheric pHGGs and diffuse midline
gliomas (DMGs), harbor mutually exclusive tumor location-specific histone mutations. Using …

Temporal change of DNA methylation subclasses between matched newly diagnosed and recurrent glioblastoma

R Drexler, R Khatri, U Schüller, A Eckhardt, A Ryba… - Acta …, 2024 - Springer
The longitudinal transition of phenotypes is pivotal in glioblastoma treatment resistance and
DNA methylation emerged as an important tool for classifying glioblastoma phenotypes. We …

Glioblastoma-associated mesenchymal stem/stromal cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts: partners in crime?

T Lootens, BI Roman, CV Stevens, O De Wever… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Tumor-associated mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (TA-MSCs) have been recognized as
attractive therapeutic targets in several cancer types, due to their ability to enhance tumor …

Microenvironmental regulation of tumor-associated neutrophils in malignant glioma: from mechanism to therapy

J Wen, D Liu, H Zhu, K Shu - Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2024 - Springer
Glioma is the most common primary intracranial tumor in adults, with high incidence,
recurrence, and mortality rates. Tumor-associated neutrophils (TANs) are essential …