mTOR signaling pathway and mTOR inhibitors in cancer: progress and challenges

Z Zou, T Tao, H Li, X Zhu - Cell & bioscience, 2020‏ - Springer
Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) regulates cell proliferation, autophagy, and
apoptosis by participating in multiple signaling pathways in the body. Studies have shown …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer immunotherapy: Pros, cons and beyond

S Tan, D Li, X Zhu - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Cancer immunotherapy is an innovative treatment for tumors today. In various experiments
and clinical studies, it has been found that immunotherapy does have incomparable …

Microsatellite instability: a review of what the oncologist should know

K Li, H Luo, L Huang, H Luo, X Zhu - Cancer cell international, 2020‏ - Springer
The patients with high microsatellite instability (MSI-H)/mismatch repair deficient (dMMR)
tumors recently have been reported that can benefit from immunotherapy, and MSI can be …

Mechanisms of immune checkpoint inhibitors: Insights into the regulation of circular RNAS involved in cancer hallmarks

L Meng, H Wu, J Wu, P Ding, J He, M Sang… - Cell Death & Disease, 2024‏ - nature.com
Current treatment strategies for cancer, especially advanced cancer, are limited and
unsatisfactory. One of the most substantial advances in cancer therapy, in the last decades …

Autophagy-associated circRNA circCDYL augments autophagy and promotes breast cancer progression

G Liang, Y Ling, M Mehrpour, PE Saw, Z Liu, W Tan… - Molecular cancer, 2020‏ - Springer
Abstract Background Although both circular RNAs (circRNAs) and autophagy are associated
with the function of breast cancer (BC), whether circRNAs regulate BC progression via …

[HTML][HTML] The metastasizing mechanisms of lung cancer: Recent advances and therapeutic challenges

S **e, Z Wu, Y Qi, B Wu, X Zhu - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Lung cancer is one of the common malignant tumors that threaten human life with serious
incidence and high mortality. According to the histopathological characteristics, lung cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes: Warriors fight against tumors powerfully

B Lin, L Du, H Li, X Zhu, L Cui, X Li - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) are infiltrating lymphocytes in tumor tissues. After
isolation, screening and amplification in vitro, they will be implanted into patients and play a …

[HTML][HTML] Nanomedicines: redefining traditional medicine

W Lu, J Yao, X Zhu, Y Qi - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Nanomedicines offer nanoscale drug delivery system. They offer ways of promising drug
transportation, and address the issues of lack of targeting and permeability of traditional …

Circular RNA circBCBM1 promotes breast cancer brain metastasis by modulating miR-125a/BRD4 axis

B Fu, W Liu, C Zhu, P Li, L Wang, L Pan… - … journal of biological …, 2021‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) play critical roles in tumorigenesis and the progression of various
cancers. We previously identified a novel upregulated circRNA, circBCBM1 …

[HTML][HTML] Breakthrough in targeted therapy for non-small cell lung cancer

Z Ye, Y Huang, J Ke, X Zhu, S Leng, H Luo - Biomedicine & …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains by far the single most common malignancy of
lung cancer which causes more and more mortality in recent years. NSCLC accounts for …