The lingering mysteries of metastatic recurrence in breast cancer

AI Riggio, KE Varley, AL Welm - British journal of cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Despite being the hallmark of cancer that is responsible for the highest number of deaths,
very little is known about the biology of metastasis. Metastatic disease typically manifests …

Molecular principles of metastasis: a hallmark of cancer revisited

J Fares, MY Fares, HH Khachfe, HA Salhab… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Metastasis is the hallmark of cancer that is responsible for the greatest number of cancer-
related deaths. Yet, it remains poorly understood. The continuous evolution of cancer …

Tumor-associated macrophages in tumor metastasis: biological roles and clinical therapeutic applications

Y Lin, J Xu, H Lan - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2019 - Springer
Tumor metastasis is a major contributor to the death of cancer patients. It is driven not only
by the intrinsic alterations in tumor cells, but also by the implicated cross-talk between …

Cancer progression and the invisible phase of metastatic colonization

CA Klein - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Metastatic dissemination occurs very early in the malignant progression of a cancer but the
clinical manifestation of metastases often takes years. In recent decades, 5-year survival of …

Metastatic heterogeneity of breast cancer: Molecular mechanism and potential therapeutic targets

Y Liang, H Zhang, X Song, Q Yang - Seminars in cancer biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies among women throughout the world
and is the major cause of most cancer-related deaths. Several explanations account for the …

Bone metastasis: mechanisms, therapies, and biomarkers

P Clézardin, R Coleman, M Puppo… - Physiological …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Skeletal metastases are frequent complications of many cancers, causing bone
complications (fractures, bone pain, disability) that negatively affect the patient's quality of …

The dormant cancer cell life cycle

TG Phan, PI Croucher - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
The success of targeted therapies and immunotherapies has created optimism that cancers
may be curable. However, not all patients respond, drug resistance is common and many …

[HTML][HTML] Integrin signaling in cancer: mechanotransduction, stemness, epithelial plasticity, and therapeutic resistance

J Cooper, FG Giancotti - Cancer cell, 2019 - cell.com
Integrins mediate cell adhesion and transmit mechanical and chemical signals to the cell
interior. Various mechanisms deregulate integrin signaling in cancer, empowering tumor …

Emerging biological principles of metastasis

AW Lambert, DR Pattabiraman, RA Weinberg - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Metastases account for the great majority of cancer-associated deaths, yet this complex
process remains the least understood aspect of cancer biology. As the body of research …

The roles of tumor-associated macrophages in tumor angiogenesis and metastasis

LQ Fu, WL Du, MH Cai, JY Yao, YY Zhao, XZ Mou - Cellular immunology, 2020 - Elsevier
Tumor associated macrophages (TAMs) are the most frequent immune cells within tumor
microenvironment (TME). There is growing evidence that TAMs are involved in tumor …