Vasculogenic mimicry: current status and future prospects

S Zhang, D Zhang, B Sun - Cancer letters, 2007 - Elsevier
… are formed by tumor cells instead … tumor vascularization vasculogenic mimicry (VM). Since
then, VM has been seen in several malignant tumor types such as breast cancer, liver cancer, …

Vasculogenic mimicry

R Folberg, AJ Maniotis - Apmis, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
… gene expression demonstrating that compared with poorly invasive tumor cells incapable
of in vitro vasculogenic mimicry, highly invasive tumor cells were genetically dysregulated (1, …

Vasculogenic mimicry in carcinogenesis and clinical applications

Q Luo, J Wang, W Zhao, Z Peng, X Liu, B Li… - Journal of hematology & …, 2020 - Springer
malignant tumors [16, 26,27,28]. In this review, we provide new insights into the complexity
vasculogenic mimicry and summarize the latest findings of VM formation in malignant tumors

[HTML][HTML] Epithelial-to-endothelial transition and cancer stem cells: two cornerstones of vasculogenic mimicry in malignant tumors

B Sun, D Zhang, N Zhao, X Zhao - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) is a functional microcirculation pattern in malignant tumors
VM has been identified in more than 15 solid tumor types and is associated with poor …

Advanced research on vasculogenic mimicry in cancer

L Qiao, N Liang, J Zhang, J Xie, F Liu… - Journal of cellular …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) is a brand-new tumour vascular paradigm independent of …
cancer cells to form vessel-like networks that provide adequate blood supply for tumour growth. A …

[HTML][HTML] Tumour vasculogenic mimicry is associated with poor prognosis of human cancer patients: a systemic review and meta-analysis

Z Cao, M Bao, L Miele, FH Sarkar, Z Wang… - … journal of cancer, 2013 - Elsevier
… We initially identified 609 potential papers using the key words “vasculogenic mimicry” in …
in human cancer patients. Among the remaining 129 articles regarding VM in human cancers, …

Mechanisms of vasculogenic mimicry in hypoxic tumor microenvironments

X Wei, Y Chen, X Jiang, M Peng, Y Liu, Y Mo, D Ren… - Molecular cancer, 2021 - Springer
… of cancer … of vasculogenic mimicry; we also summarized some of the current drugs targeting
VM through these processes, suggesting a new reference for the clinical treatment of tumor

[PDF][PDF] Vasculogenic mimicry and tumor metastasis

J Zhang, L Qiao, N Liang, J Xie, H Luo, G Deng… - J buon, 2016 - jbuon.com
… by aggressive melanoma tumor cells: role in vasculogenic mimicry. Crit … of tumor cell
vasculogenic mimicry by tyrosine phosphorylation: role of epithelial cell kinase (Eck/EphA2). Cancer

Vasculogenic mimicry is associated with high tumor grade, invasion and metastasis, and short survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

B Sun, S Zhang, D Zhang, J Du, H Guo… - Oncology …, 2006 - spandidos-publications.com
… revealed that tumor cells produce growth factors such as the vascular … by the observation
that tumor cells formed blood vessels in … from tumor cells is termed vasculogenic mimicry (VM). …

[HTML][HTML] Study on vasculogenic mimicry in malignant esophageal stromal tumors

H Zhao, XM Gu - World Journal of Gastroenterology: WJG, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Vasculogenic mimicry is defined by the phenomenon whereby plastic malignant tumor
cells transform and excrete extracellular matrix, thus mimicking the blood transport channel …