Targeting cancer-associated fibroblasts: Challenges, opportunities and future directions

BH Jenkins, JF Buckingham, CJ Hanley… - Pharmacology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are a common cell in the tumour microenvironment
with diverse tumour-promoting functions. Their presence in tumours is commonly associated …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting cancer associated fibroblasts to enhance immunotherapy: emerging strategies and future perspectives

CJ Hanley, GJ Thomas - Oncotarget, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cancer associated fibroblasts are a prominent component of the tumour microenvironment
in most solid cancers. This heterogeneous population of cells are known to play an …

Define cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in the tumor microenvironment: new opportunities in cancer immunotherapy and advances in clinical trials

H Zhang, X Yue, Z Chen, C Liu, W Wu, N Zhang, Z Liu… - Molecular Cancer, 2023 - Springer
Despite centuries since the discovery and study of cancer, cancer is still a lethal and
intractable health issue worldwide. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) have gained much …

Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Suppress CD8+ T-cell Infiltration and Confer Resistance to Immune-Checkpoint Blockade

L Jenkins, U Jungwirth, A Avgustinova, M Iravani… - Cancer research, 2022 - AACR
Immune-checkpoint blockade (ICB) promotes antitumor immune responses and can result in
durable patient benefit. However, response rates in breast cancer patients remain modest …

Fibroblast diversity and plasticity in the tumor microenvironment: roles in immunity and relevant therapies

Y Xu, W Li, S Lin, B Liu, P Wu, L Li - Cell Communication and Signaling, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), enriched in the tumor stroma, have received
increasing attention because of their multifaceted effects on tumorigenesis, development …

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 …

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 …

Turning foes to friends: targeting cancer-associated fibroblasts

X Chen, E Song - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2019 - nature.com
Current paradigms of cancer-centric therapeutics are usually not sufficient to eradicate the
malignancy, as the cancer stroma may prompt tumour relapse and therapeutic resistance …

Heterogeneity of cancer‐associated fibroblasts: opportunities for precision medicine

R Kanzaki, K Pietras - Cancer science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Despite marked development in cancer therapies during recent decades, the prognosis for
advanced cancer remains poor. The conventional tumor–cell‐centric view of cancer can …

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 …