Metastasis

S Gerstberger, Q Jiang, K Ganesh - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Most cancer-associated deaths occur due to metastasis, yet our understanding of metastasis
as an evolving, heterogeneous, systemic disease and of how to effectively treat it is still …

Biology, vulnerabilities and clinical applications of circulating tumour cells

A Ring, BD Nguyen-Sträuli, A Wicki, N Aceto - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
In recent years, exceptional technological advances have enabled the identification and
interrogation of rare circulating tumour cells (CTCs) from blood samples of patients, leading …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor-resident intracellular microbiota promotes metastatic colonization in breast cancer

A Fu, B Yao, T Dong, Y Chen, J Yao, Y Liu, H Li, H Bai… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Tumor-resident intracellular microbiota is an emerging tumor component that has been
documented for a variety of cancer types with unclear biological functions. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] Lymph node colonization induces tumor-immune tolerance to promote distant metastasis

NE Reticker-Flynn, W Zhang, JA Belk, PA Basto… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
For many solid malignancies, lymph node (LN) involvement represents a harbinger of
distant metastatic disease and, therefore, an important prognostic factor. Beyond its utility as …

Extracellular vesicle and particle biomarkers define multiple human cancers

A Hoshino, HS Kim, L Bojmar, KE Gyan, M Cioffi… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
There is an unmet clinical need for improved tissue and liquid biopsy tools for cancer
detection. We investigated the proteomic profile of extracellular vesicles and particles …

The blood–brain barrier and blood–tumour barrier in brain tumours and metastases

CD Arvanitis, GB Ferraro, RK Jain - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
For a blood-borne cancer therapeutic agent to be effective, it must cross the blood vessel
wall to reach cancer cells in adequate quantities, and it must overcome the resistance …

Metastatic heterogeneity of breast cancer: Molecular mechanism and potential therapeutic targets

Y Liang, H Zhang, X Song, Q Yang - Seminars in cancer biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies among women throughout the world
and is the major cause of most cancer-related deaths. Several explanations account for the …

Defining the hallmarks of metastasis

DR Welch, DR Hurst - Cancer research, 2019 - aacrjournals.org
Metastasis is the primary cause of cancer morbidity and mortality. The process involves a
complex interplay between intrinsic tumor cell properties as well as interactions between …

Every step of the way: integrins in cancer progression and metastasis

H Hamidi, J Ivaska - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2018 - nature.com
Cell adhesion to the extracellular matrix is fundamental to tissue integrity and human health.
Integrins are the main cellular adhesion receptors that through multifaceted roles as …

YTHDF3 induces the translation of m6A-enriched gene transcripts to promote breast cancer brain metastasis

G Chang, L Shi, Y Ye, H Shi, L Zeng, S Tiwary, JT Huse… - Cancer cell, 2020 - cell.com
Brain metastasis is a major cause of cancer mortality, but its molecular mechanisms are
severely understudied. In addition, little is known regarding the role of m 6 A reader YTHDF3 …