Tumor microenvironment signaling and therapeutics in cancer progression

A Goenka, F Khan, B Verma, P Sinha… - Cancer …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Tumor development and metastasis are facilitated by the complex interactions between
cancer cells and their microenvironment, which comprises stromal cells and extracellular …

Therapeutic resistance to anti-oestrogen therapy in breast cancer

M Will, J Liang, C Metcalfe, S Chandarlapaty - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023‏ - nature.com
The hormone receptor oestrogen receptor-α (ER) orchestrates physiological mammary
gland development, breast carcinogenesis and the progression of breast tumours into lethal …

Gut microbiota and cancer: from pathogenesis to therapy

S Vivarelli, R Salemi, S Candido, L Falzone… - Cancers, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
Cancer is a multifactorial pathology and it represents the second leading cause of death
worldwide. In the recent years, numerous studies highlighted the dual role of the gut …

Estrogens and breast cancer: Mechanisms involved in obesity-related development, growth and progression

P Bhardwaj, CMC Au, A Benito-Martin… - The Journal of steroid …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Obesity is a risk factor for estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer after menopause.
The pro-proliferative effects of estrogens are well characterized and there is a growing body …

LncRNA HOTAIR enhances ER signaling and confers tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer

X Xue, YA Yang, A Zhang, KW Fong, J Kim, B Song… - Oncogene, 2016‏ - nature.com
Tamoxifen, an estrogen receptor (ER) antagonist, is the mainstay treatment of breast cancer
and the development of resistance represents a major obstacle for a cure. Although long …

Enrichment map: a network-based method for gene-set enrichment visualization and interpretation

D Merico, R Isserlin, O Stueker, A Emili, GD Bader - PloS one, 2010‏ - journals.plos.org
Background Gene-set enrichment analysis is a useful technique to help functionally
characterize large gene lists, such as the results of gene expression experiments. This …

ERBB receptors and cancer: the complexity of targeted inhibitors

NE Hynes, HA Lane - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2005‏ - nature.com
ERBB receptor tyrosine kinases have important roles in human cancer. In particular, the
expression or activation of epidermal growth factor receptor and ERBB2 are altered in many …

Biological determinants of endocrine resistance in breast cancer

EA Musgrove, RL Sutherland - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2009‏ - nature.com
Endocrine therapies targeting oestrogen action (anti-oestrogens, such as tamoxifen, and
aromatase inhibitors) decrease mortality from breast cancer, but their efficacy is limited by …

Estrogen–gut microbiome axis: Physiological and clinical implications

JM Baker, L Al-Nakkash, MM Herbst-Kralovetz - Maturitas, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Low levels of gonadal circulating estrogen observed in post-menopausal women can
adversely impact a diverse range of physiological factors, with clinical implications for brain …

Characterizing DNA methylation signatures of retinoblastoma using aqueous humor liquid biopsy

HT Li, L Xu, DJ Weisenberger, M Li, W Zhou… - Nature …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Retinoblastoma (RB) is a cancer that forms in the develo** retina of babies and toddlers.
The goal of therapy is to cure the tumor, save the eye and maximize vision. However, it is …