Tumor metastasis: moving new biological insights into the clinic

L Wan, K Pantel, Y Kang - Nature medicine, 2013 - nature.com
As the culprit behind most cancer-related deaths, metastasis is the ultimate challenge in our
effort to fight cancer as a life-threatening disease. The explosive growth of metastasis …

Novel approaches to target the microenvironment of bone metastasis

LC Hofbauer, A Bozec, M Rauner, F Jakob… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2021 - nature.com
Bone metastases are a frequent and severe complication of advanced-stage cancers. Breast
and prostate cancers, the most common malignancies in women and men, respectively …

Distinct functions of AKT isoforms in breast cancer: a comprehensive review

N Hinz, M Jücker - Cell Communication and Signaling, 2019 - Springer
Background AKT, also known as protein kinase B, is a key element of the PI3K/AKT
signaling pathway. Moreover, AKT regulates the hallmarks of cancer, eg tumor growth …

The role of the tumor-microenvironment in lung cancer-metastasis and its relationship to potential therapeutic targets

SL Wood, M Pernemalm, PA Crosbie… - Cancer treatment …, 2014 - Elsevier
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for> 80% of lung cancer cases and currently
has an overall five-year survival rate of only 15%. Patients presenting with advanced stage …

Tumor cell dissemination: emerging biological insights from animal models and cancer patients

Y Kang, K Pantel - Cancer cell, 2013 - cell.com
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and disseminated tumor cells (DTCs) are increasingly
recognized for their potential utility in disease monitoring and therapeutic targeting. The …

The PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in regulatory T-cell development, stability, and function

SL Pompura, M Dominguez-Villar - Journal of leukocyte biology, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The PI3K/AKT signaling pathway is an essential node in mammalian cells that
controls cell growth, migration, proliferation, and metabolism. During the last decade, a …

Plasticity of disseminating cancer cells in patients with epithelial malignancies

N Bednarz-Knoll, C Alix-Panabières… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2012 - Springer
Current models suggest that at a certain but yet undefined time point of tumour development
malignant cells with an aggressive phenotype start to disseminate via the blood stream into …

Epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity in circulating tumor cells

C Alix-Panabières, S Mader, K Pantel - Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) is a complex process that supports the
migratory capacity of epithelial tumor cells and is thought to play a crucial role in promoting …

New insights into protein kinase B/Akt signaling: role of localized Akt activation and compartment-specific target proteins for the cellular radiation response

K Szymonowicz, S Oeck, NM Malewicz, V Jendrossek - Cancers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Genetic alterations driving aberrant activation of the survival kinase Protein Kinase B (Akt)
are observed with high frequency during malignant transformation and cancer progression …

AKT1 and AKT2 isoforms play distinct roles during breast cancer progression through the regulation of specific downstream proteins

M Riggio, MC Perrone, ML Polo, MJ Rodriguez… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
The purpose of this study was to elucidate the mechanisms associated with the specific
effects of AKT1 and AKT2 isoforms in breast cancer progression. We modulated the …