Heterogeneous stromal signaling within the tumor microenvironment controls the metastasis of pancreatic cancer

AA Rucki, K Foley, P Zhang, Q Xiao, J Kleponis, AA Wu… - Cancer research, 2017 - AACR
Understanding how stromal signals regulate the development of pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma (PDAC) may suggest novel therapeutic interventions in this disease. In this …

Pancreatic stellate cells form a niche for cancer stem cells and promote their self-renewal and invasiveness

E Lonardo, J Frias-Aldeguer, PC Hermann… - Cell cycle, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) are characterized by
extensive fibrosis. Importantly, in PDAC, this results in poor vascularization and impaired …

Signaling networks that control cellular plasticity in pancreatic tumorigenesis, progression, and metastasis

HC Crawford, MP di Magliano, S Banerjee - Gastroenterology, 2019 - Elsevier
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is one of the deadliest cancers, and its incidence on the
rise. The major challenges in overcoming the poor prognosis with this disease include late …

[HTML][HTML] The role of stellate cells in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: targeting perspectives

Y Wu, C Zhang, K Jiang, J Werner, AV Bazhin… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a gastrointestinal malignancy with a dismal
clinical outcome. Accumulating evidence suggests that activated pancreatic stellate cells …

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 …

Stroma-targeting strategies in pancreatic cancer: a double-edged sword

X Liu, J Iovanna, P Santofimia-Castano - Journal of physiology and …, 2023 - Springer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a type of cancer with limited treatment options
and terrible long-term survival, and it is expected to become the second leading cause of …

[HTML][HTML] The extracellular matrix and focal adhesion kinase signaling regulate cancer stem cell function in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

A Begum, T Ewachiw, C Jung, A Huang, KJ Norberg… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) play an important role in the clonogenic growth and metastasis of
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). A hallmark of PDAC is the desmoplastic …

Breaking the cycle: targeting of NDRG1 to inhibit bi‐directional oncogenic cross‐talk between pancreatic cancer and stroma

B Geleta, KC Park, PJ Jansson, S Sahni… - The FASEB …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Pancreatic cancer (PaCa) is characterized by dense stroma that hinders treatment efficacy,
with pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) being a major contributor to this stromal barrier and …

The pancreas cancer microenvironment

C Feig, A Gopinathan, A Neesse, DS Chan, N Cook… - Clinical cancer …, 2012 - AACR
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is a common and lethal malignancy resulting in
more than 250,000 deaths per year worldwide. Despite extensive efforts, cytotoxic and …

[HTML][HTML] Morphology-guided transcriptomic analysis of human pancreatic cancer organoids reveals microenvironmental signals that enhance invasion

YJ Jeong, H Knutsdottir, F Shojaeian… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) frequently presents with metastasis, but the
molecular programs in human PDAC cells that drive invasion are not well understood. Using …