Paracrine HGF promotes EMT and mediates the effects of PSC on chemoresistance by activating c-Met/PI3K/Akt signaling in pancreatic cancer in vitro

J Xu, S Liu, X Yang, S Cao, Y Zhou - Life Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) play key roles in the pancreatic tumor
microenvironment and are considered to contribute to chemoresistance. PSCs can …

The conflicting roles of tumor stroma in pancreatic cancer and their contribution to the failure of clinical trials: a systematic review and critical appraisal

MF Bijlsma, HWM van Laarhoven - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2015 - Springer
A nearly universal feature of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an extensive
presence of activated stroma. This stroma is thought to aid in various tumor-promoting …

Stromal biology and therapy in pancreatic cancer

A Neesse, P Michl, KK Frese, C Feig, N Cook… - Gut, 2011 - gut.bmj.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is an almost uniformly lethal disease. One
explanation for the devastating prognosis is the failure of many chemotherapies, including …

[HTML][HTML] Stroma-targeting strategies in pancreatic cancer: Past lessons, challenges and prospects

F Polani, PM Grierson, KH Lim - World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is projected to emerge as the second leading
cause of cancer-related death after 2030. Extreme treatment resistance is perhaps the most …

Emerging targets in pancreatic cancer: epithelial–mesenchymal transition and cancer stem cells

JA Castellanos, NB Merchant… - OncoTargets and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is one of the most aggressive solid malignancies and is
characterized by poor response to current therapy and a dismal survival rate. Recent …

Reversal of pancreatic desmoplasia by re-educating stellate cells with a tumour microenvironment-activated nanosystem

X Han, Y Li, Y Xu, X Zhao, Y Zhang, X Yang… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is characterised by a dense desmoplastic stroma
composed of stromal cells and extracellular matrix (ECM). This barrier severely impairs drug …

[HTML][HTML] Gemcitabine triggers angiogenesis-promoting molecular signals in pancreatic cancer cells: Therapeutic implications

MA Khan, SK Srivastava, A Bhardwaj, S Singh… - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pancreatic tumor microenvironment (TME) is characterized by poor tumor-vasculature and
extensive desmoplasia that together contribute to poor response to chemotherapy. It was …

Stromal biology and therapy in pancreatic cancer: ready for clinical translation?

A Neesse, CA Bauer, D Öhlund, M Lauth, M Buchholz… - Gut, 2019 - gut.bmj.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is notoriously aggressive and hard to treat. The
tumour microenvironment (TME) in PDA is highly dynamic and has been found to promote …

Tumor microenvironment participates in metastasis of pancreatic cancer

B Ren, M Cui, G Yang, H Wang, M Feng, L You… - Molecular cancer, 2018 - Springer
Pancreatic cancer is a deadly disease with high mortality due to difficulties in its early
diagnosis and metastasis. The tumor microenvironment induced by interactions between …

Heterogeneity in pancreatic cancer fibroblasts—tgfβ as a master regulator?

DM Watt, JP Morton - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pancreatic cancer has a very low survival rate and improved treatments
are required. In addition to tumour cells, the disease is characterized by a significant non …