EMT transition states during tumor progression and metastasis

I Pastushenko, C Blanpain - Trends in cell biology, 2019 - cell.com
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a process in which epithelial cells acquire
mesenchymal features. In cancer, EMT is associated with tumor initiation, invasion …

The multi-factorial nature of clinical multidrug resistance in cancer

YG Assaraf, A Brozovic, AC Gonçalves… - Drug resistance …, 2019 - Elsevier
Curative cancer therapy remains a major challenge particularly in cancers displaying
multidrug resistance (MDR). The MDR phenotype is characterized by cross-resistance to a …

Spatially and functionally distinct subclasses of breast cancer-associated fibroblasts revealed by single cell RNA sequencing

M Bartoschek, N Oskolkov, M Bocci, J Lövrot… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are a major constituent of the tumor
microenvironment, although their origin and roles in sha** disease initiation, progression …

Stromal cell diversity associated with immune evasion in human triple‐negative breast cancer

SZ Wu, DL Roden, C Wang, H Holliday, K Harvey… - The EMBO …, 2020 - embopress.org
The tumour stroma regulates nearly all stages of carcinogenesis. Stromal heterogeneity in
human triple‐negative breast cancers (TNBCs) remains poorly understood, limiting the …

Liquid biopsies in cancer diagnosis, monitoring, and prognosis

G De Rubis, SR Krishnan, M Bebawy - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2019 - cell.com
Liquid biopsies, comprising the noninvasive analysis of circulating tumor-derived material
(the 'tumor circulome'), represent an innovative tool in precision oncology to overcome …

Tumor heterogeneity in breast cancer

G Turashvili, E Brogi - Frontiers in medicine, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease and differs greatly among different patients
(intertumor heterogeneity) and even within each individual tumor (intratumor heterogeneity) …

Context-dependent EMT programs in cancer metastasis

NM Aiello, Y Kang - Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2019 - rupress.org
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a developmental process whereby stationary,
adherent cells acquire the ability to migrate. EMT is critical for dramatic cellular movements …

Circulating tumour cells for early detection of clinically relevant cancer

R Lawrence, M Watters, CR Davies, K Pantel… - Nature Reviews Clinical …, 2023 - nature.com
Given that cancer mortality is usually a result of late diagnosis, efforts in the field of early
detection are paramount to reducing cancer-related deaths and improving patient outcomes …

Identification of EMT signaling cross-talk and gene regulatory networks by single-cell RNA sequencing

AP Deshmukh, SV Vasaikar… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) plays a critical role during normal
development and in cancer progression. EMT is induced by various signaling pathways …

[HTML][HTML] Phenotypic plasticity: driver of cancer initiation, progression, and therapy resistance

PB Gupta, I Pastushenko, A Skibinski, C Blanpain… - Cell stem cell, 2019 - cell.com
Our traditional understanding of phenotypic plasticity in adult somatic cells comprises
dedifferentiation and transdifferentiation in the context of tissue regeneration or wound …