Cancer stem cells: Advances in knowledge and implications for cancer therapy

X Chu, W Tian, J Ning, G **ao, Y Zhou… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs), a small subset of cells in tumors that are characterized by self-
renewal and continuous proliferation, lead to tumorigenesis, metastasis, and maintain tumor …

Signaling pathways in cancer-associated fibroblasts and targeted therapy for cancer

F Wu, J Yang, J Liu, Y Wang, J Mu, Q Zeng… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
To flourish, cancers greatly depend on their surrounding tumor microenvironment (TME),
and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in TME are critical for cancer occurrence and …

Signaling pathways in cancer‐associated fibroblasts: recent advances and future perspectives

Z Fang, Q Meng, J Xu, W Wang, B Zhang… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As a critical component of the tumor microenvironment (TME), cancer‐associated fibroblasts
(CAFs) play important roles in cancer initiation and progression. Well‐known signaling …

Exploring the dynamic interplay between cancer stem cells and the tumor microenvironment: implications for novel therapeutic strategies

YR Li, Y Fang, Z Lyu, Y Zhu, L Yang - Journal of Translational Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have emerged as key contributors to tumor initiation, growth, and
metastasis. In addition, CSCs play a significant role in inducing immune evasion, thereby …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts: overview, progress, challenges, and directions

Q **, R Yan, X Cheng, W Wang, Y Zhong… - Cancer gene …, 2021 - nature.com
Tumors are one of the main causes of death in humans. The development of safe and
effective methods for early diagnosis and treatment of tumors is a difficult problem that needs …

Heterogeneity of the head and neck squamous cell carcinoma immune landscape and its impact on immunotherapy

M Canning, G Guo, M Yu, C Myint… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) are highly aggressive, multi-factorial
tumors in the upper aerodigestive tract affecting more than half a million patients worldwide …

Effect of tumor microenvironment on pathogenesis of the head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review

B Peltanova, M Raudenska, M Masarik - Molecular cancer, 2019 - Springer
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is comprised of many different cell populations, such as
cancer-associated fibroblasts and various infiltrating immune cells, and non-cell …

Crosstalk between CAFs and tumour cells in head and neck cancer

X Li, C González-Maroto, M Tavassoli - Cell Death Discovery, 2024 - nature.com
Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) are amongst the most aggressive,
complex, and heterogeneous malignancies. The standard of care treatments for HNC …

Microenvironment-driven intratumoral heterogeneity in head and neck cancers: clinical challenges and opportunities for precision medicine

H Zaryouh, M Vara-Messler, J Vignau… - Drug Resistance …, 2022 - Elsevier
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) is among the most prevalent
cancer types worldwide. Despite multimodal therapeutic approaches that include surgical …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor microenvironment in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: Functions and regulatory mechanisms

G Wang, M Zhang, M Cheng, X Wang, K Li, J Chen… - Cancer letters, 2021 - Elsevier
The tumor microenvironment has been recently reported to play a pivotal role in sustaining
tumor cells survival and protecting them from immunotherapy and chemotherapy-induced …