Cancer-associated fibroblasts: versatile players in the tumor microenvironment

D Ganguly, R Chandra, J Karalis, M Teke, T Aguilera… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are key players in the tumor
microenvironment. They are responsible for potentiating growth and metastasis through …

Cancer‐associated fibroblasts: Secretions, interactions, and therapy

B Farhood, M Najafi… - Journal of cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Tumor microenvironment (TME) could impose a great challenge for cancer targeted
therapies. Immunosuppression within the TME creates a barrier between cancer cells and …

A framework for advancing our understanding of cancer-associated fibroblasts

E Sahai, I Astsaturov, E Cukierman… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are a key component of the tumour microenvironment
with diverse functions, including matrix deposition and remodelling, extensive reciprocal …

Targeting of the cancer-associated fibroblast—t-cell axis in solid malignancies

TJ Harryvan, EME Verdegaal, JCH Hardwick… - Journal of clinical …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The introduction of a wide range of immunotherapies in clinical practice has revolutionized
the treatment of cancer in the last decade. The majority of these therapeutic modalities are …

Diversity and biology of cancer-associated fibroblasts

G Biffi, DA Tuveson - Physiological reviews, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Efforts to develop anti-cancer therapies have largely focused on targeting the epithelial
compartment, despite the presence of non-neoplastic stromal components that substantially …

Roles of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy for solid cancers

L Pei, Y Liu, L Liu, S Gao, X Gao, Y Feng, Z Sun… - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
In recent years, breakthroughs have been made in tumor immunotherapy. However, tumor
immunotherapy, particularly anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitors, is effective in …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts: overview, progress, challenges, and directions

Q Ping, R Yan, X Cheng, W Wang, Y Zhong… - Cancer gene …, 2021 - nature.com
Tumors are one of the main causes of death in humans. The development of safe and
effective methods for early diagnosis and treatment of tumors is a difficult problem that needs …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts: master tumor microenvironment modifiers

K Wright, T Ly, M Kriet, A Czirok, SM Thomas - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer cells rely on the surrounding environment to grow and spread.
This environment contains structural components, secreted factors, immune cells, and other …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts and resistance to anticancer therapies: status, mechanisms, and countermeasures

B Feng, J Wu, B Shen, F Jiang, J Feng - Cancer Cell International, 2022 - Springer
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are critical components of the tumor microenvironment
(TME) with diverse functions such as extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling, modulation of …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts as another polarized cell type of the tumor microenvironment

M Augsten - Frontiers in oncology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Tumor-or cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are one of the most abundant stromal cell
types in different carcinomas and comprise a heterogeneous cell population. Classically …