Angiogenic signaling pathways and anti-angiogenic therapy for cancer

ZL Liu, HH Chen, LL Zheng, LP Sun… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels, is a complex and dynamic process
regulated by various pro-and anti-angiogenic molecules, which plays a crucial role in tumor …

Targeting the tumor stroma for cancer therapy

M Xu, T Zhang, R **a, Y Wei, X Wei - Molecular Cancer, 2022 - Springer
Tumors are comprised of both cancer cells and surrounding stromal components. As an
essential part of the tumor microenvironment, the tumor stroma is highly dynamic …

Clinical and therapeutic relevance of cancer-associated fibroblasts

Y Chen, KM McAndrews, R Kalluri - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2021 - nature.com
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) found in primary and metastatic tumours are highly
versatile, plastic and resilient cells that are actively involved in cancer progression through …

Extracellular matrix and its therapeutic potential for cancer treatment

J Huang, L Zhang, D Wan, L Zhou, S Zheng… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2021 - nature.com
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is one of the major components of tumors that plays multiple
crucial roles, including mechanical support, modulation of the microenvironment, and a …

Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals Stromal Evolution into LRRC15+ Myofibroblasts as a Determinant of Patient Response to Cancer Immunotherapy

CX Dominguez, S Müller, S Keerthivasan, H Koeppen… - Cancer discovery, 2020 - AACR
With only a fraction of patients responding to cancer immunotherapy, a better understanding
of the entire tumor microenvironment is needed. Using single-cell transcriptomics, we chart …

Spatial positioning and matrix programs of cancer-associated fibroblasts promote T-cell exclusion in human lung tumors

JA Grout, P Sirven, AM Leader, S Maskey, E Hector… - Cancer Discovery, 2022 - AACR
It is currently accepted that cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) participate in T-cell
exclusion from tumor nests. To unbiasedly test this, we used single-cell RNA sequencing …

Collagens and Cancer associated fibroblasts in the reactive stroma and its relation to Cancer biology

NI Nissen, M Karsdal, N Willumsen - Journal of Experimental & Clinical …, 2019 - Springer
The extracellular matrix (ECM) plays an important role in cancer progression. It can be
divided into the basement membrane (BM) that supports epithelial/endothelial cell behavior …

The biology and function of fibroblasts in cancer

R Kalluri - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2016 - nature.com
Among all cells, fibroblasts could be considered the cockroaches of the human body. They
survive severe stress that is usually lethal to all other cells, and they are the only normal cell …

[HTML][HTML] Brain malignancies: Glioblastoma and brain metastases

TT Lah, M Novak, B Breznik - Seminars in cancer biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Brain, the major organ of the central nervous system controls and processes most of body
activities. Therefore, the most aggressive brain tumor–glioblastoma and metastases from …

To exploit the tumor microenvironment: Since the EPR effect fails in the clinic, what is the future of nanomedicine?

F Danhier - Journal of Controlled Release, 2016 - Elsevier
Tumor targeting by nanomedicine-based therapeutics has emerged as a promising
approach to overcome the lack of specificity of conventional chemotherapeutic agents and to …