Molecular targeted therapy for anticancer treatment

HY Min, HY Lee - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Since the initial clinical approval in the late 1990s and remarkable anticancer effects for
certain types of cancer, molecular targeted therapy utilizing small molecule agents or …

Vimentin is at the heart of epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) mediated metastasis

S Usman, NH Waseem, TKN Nguyen, S Mohsin… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Vimentin is an important filamentous protein providing structural and
functional support to the cell. During initial stages of cancer development, vimentin …

Tumor cell plasticity in targeted therapy-induced resistance: mechanisms and new strategies

ZD Shi, K Pang, ZX Wu, Y Dong, L Hao… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Despite the success of targeted therapies in cancer treatment, therapy-induced resistance
remains a major obstacle to a complete cure. Tumor cells evade treatments and relapse via …

The role of EREG/EGFR pathway in tumor progression

WL Cheng, PH Feng, KY Lee, KY Chen… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Aberrant activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR/ERBB1) by erythroblastic
leukemia viral oncogene homolog (ERBB) ligands contributes to various tumor …

The 2022 report on the human proteome from the HUPO human proteome project

GS Omenn, L Lane, CM Overall, C Pineau… - Journal of proteome …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The 2022 Metrics of the Human Proteome from the HUPO Human Proteome Project (HPP)
show that protein expression has now been credibly detected (neXtProt PE1 level) for 18 …

Drug-tolerant persister cells in cancer therapy resistance

PK Dhanyamraju, TD Schell, S Amin, GP Robertson - Cancer research, 2022 - AACR
One of the current stumbling blocks in our fight against cancer is the development of
acquired resistance to therapy, which is attributable to approximately 90% of cancer-related …

Dissecting tumor growth: the role of cancer stem cells in drug resistance and recurrence

B Aramini, V Masciale, G Grisendi, F Bertolini, M Maur… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer is one of the most debated problems all over the world. Cancer
stem cells are considered responsible of tumor initiation, metastasis, drug resistance, and …

Emerging nanotechnology-based therapeutics to combat multidrug-resistant cancer

P Yadav, SV Ambudkar, N Rajendra Prasad - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Cancer often develops multidrug resistance (MDR) when cancer cells become resistant to
numerous structurally and functionally different chemotherapeutic agents. MDR is …

Impact of the tumor microenvironment on tumor heterogeneity and consequences for cancer cell plasticity and stemness

R Hass, J von der Ohe, H Ungefroren - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The cancer cells in solid tumors are embedded in a complex connective
tissue matrix composed of various other cell types, ie, mesenchymal stroma/stem-like cells …

Iron-sensitive prodrugs that trigger active ferroptosis in drug-tolerant pancreatic cancer cells

M Antoszczak, S Müller, T Cañeque… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Persister cancer cells represent rare populations of cells resistant to therapy. Cancer cells
can exploit epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity to adopt a drug-tolerant state that does not …