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 …

Cancer stem cell–immune cell crosstalk in tumour progression

D Bayik, JD Lathia - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Cellular heterogeneity and an immunosuppressive tumour microenvironment are
independent yet synergistic drivers of tumour progression and underlie therapeutic …

New immune cell engagers for cancer immunotherapy

A Fenis, O Demaria, L Gauthier, E Vivier… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
There have been major advances in the immunotherapy of cancer in recent years, including
the development of T cell engagers—antibodies engineered to redirect T cells to recognize …

Cross-talk between cancer stem cells and immune cells: potential therapeutic targets in the tumor immune microenvironment

B Wu, X Shi, M Jiang, H Liu - Molecular Cancer, 2023 - Springer
Ongoing research has revealed that the existence of cancer stem cells (CSCs) is one of the
biggest obstacles in the current cancer therapy. CSCs make an influential function in tumor …

NK cells are never alone: crosstalk and communication in tumour microenvironments

Y Zhou, L Cheng, L Liu, X Li - Molecular Cancer, 2023 - Springer
Immune escape is a hallmark of cancer. The dynamic and heterogeneous tumour
microenvironment (TME) causes insufficient infiltration and poor efficacy of natural killer (NK) …

[HTML][HTML] Differential pre-malignant programs and microenvironment chart distinct paths to malignancy in human colorectal polyps

B Chen, S Cherie'R, ET McKinley, AJ Simmons… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Colorectal cancers (CRCs) arise from precursor polyps whose cellular origins, molecular
heterogeneity, and immunogenic potential may reveal diagnostic and therapeutic insights …

Dual effect of immune cells within tumour microenvironment: pro-and anti-tumour effects and their triggers

AC Peña-Romero, E Orenes-Piñero - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The relationship between the immune system and tumours is currently one
of the most studied topics in the field of cancer. Previously, it was thought that a tumour could …

Influence of the tumor microenvironment on NK cell function in solid tumors

O Melaiu, V Lucarini, L Cifaldi, D Fruci - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Natural killer (NK) cells are a population of innate lymphoid cells playing a pivotal role in
host immune responses against infection and tumor growth. These cells have a powerful …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer stem cells: the architects of the tumor ecosystem

BC Prager, Q **e, S Bao, JN Rich - Cell stem cell, 2019 - cell.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) proactively remodel their microenvironment to maintain a
supportive niche. Viewed through the lens of an ecosystem, numerous tumor components …

Control of metastasis by NK cells

A López-Soto, S Gonzalez, MJ Smyth, L Galluzzi - Cancer cell, 2017 - cell.com
The metastatic spread of malignant cells to distant anatomical locations is a prominent
cause of cancer-related death. Metastasis is governed by cancer-cell-intrinsic mechanisms …