[HTML][HTML] Metastasis and MAPK pathways

M Kciuk, A Gielecińska, A Budzinska… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. In many cases, the treatment of the disease is
limited due to the metastasis of cells to distant locations of the body through the blood and …

[HTML][HTML] Role of miRNA-regulated cancer stem cells in the pathogenesis of human malignancies

AQ Khan, EI Ahmed, NR Elareer, K Junejo, M Steinhoff… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Recent biomedical discoveries have revolutionized the concept and understanding of
carcinogenesis, a complex and multistep phenomenon which involves accretion of genetic …

Applications of surface modification technologies in nanomedicine for deep tumor penetration

Z Li, X Shan, Z Chen, N Gao, W Zeng… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The impermeable barrier of solid tumors due to the complexity of their components limits the
treatment effect of nanomedicine and hinders its clinical translation. Several methods are …

Cancer stem cells: The root of tumor recurrence and metastases

C Peitzsch, A Tyutyunnykova, K Pantel… - Seminars in cancer …, 2017 - Elsevier
Metastatic tumors are the cause of more than 90% of cancer related deaths. Metastasis
formation can be considered as a culmination of the Darwinian evolutionary process within …

Cancer stem cell quiescence and plasticity as major challenges in cancer therapy

W Chen, J Dong, J Haiech, MC Kilhoffer… - Stem cells …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Cells with stem‐like properties, tumorigenic potential, and treatment‐resistant phenotypes
have been identified in many human malignancies. Based on the properties they share with …

Targeting breast cancer stem cells through retinoids: a new hope for treatment

N Jan, S Sofi, H Qayoom, BU Haq, A Shabir… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is a complex and diverse disease accounting for nearly 30% of all cancers
diagnosed in females. But unfortunately, patients develop resistance to the existing …

GSK3β regulates epithelial-mesenchymal transition and cancer stem cell properties in triple-negative breast cancer

GV Vijay, N Zhao, P Den Hollander, MJ Toneff… - Breast Cancer …, 2019 - Springer
Background Triple-negative breast cancers (TNBCs), which lack receptors for estrogen,
progesterone, and amplification of epidermal growth factor receptor 2, are highly aggressive …

Nanoformulations for combination or cascade anticancer therapy

L Miao, S Guo, CM Lin, Q Liu, L Huang - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Nanoparticle drug formulations have been extensively investigated, developed, and in some
cases, approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Synergistic combinations of …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer cells stemness: A doorstep to targeted therapy

S Prasad, S Ramachandran, N Gupta, I Kaushik… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent advances in research on cancer have led to understand the pathogenesis of cancer
and development of new anticancer drugs. Despite of these advancements, many tumors …

Hyaluronan-CD44 axis orchestrates cancer stem cell functions

SS Skandalis, TT Karalis, A Chatzopoulos… - Cellular signalling, 2019 - Elsevier
The prominent role of CD44 in tumor cell signaling together with its establishment as a
cancer stem cell (CSC) marker for various tumor entities imply a key role for CD44 in CSC …