Cancer stem cells and the tumor microenvironment in tumor drug resistance

Q Gao, Y Zhan, L Sun, W Zhu - Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 2023 - Springer
Although there has been some progress in the efficacy of anti-cancer drugs, drug resistance
remains challenging. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are self-renewing and differentiate into …

The diverse effects of cisplatin on tumor microenvironment: insights and challenges for the delivery of cisplatin by nanoparticles

X Meng, F Ma, D Yu - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Cisplatin is a well-known platinum-based chemotherapy medication that is widely utilized for
some malignancies. Despite the direct cytotoxic consequences of cisplatin on tumor cells …

Targeting squalene epoxidase confers metabolic vulnerability and overcomes chemoresistance in HNSCC

X Zhao, B Guo, W Sun, J Yu, L Cui - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cisplatin resistance poses a substantial hurdle in effectively treating head and neck
squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Utilizing multiple tumor models and examining an …

Targeting cancer stem cells as a strategy for reducing chemotherapy resistance in head and neck cancers

D Dorna, J Paluszczak - Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Resistance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy is the primary cause of a poor
prognosis in oncological patients. Researchers identified many possible mechanisms …

Effects of natural products on cisplatin ototoxicity and chemotherapeutic efficacy

LP Rybak, I Alberts, S Patel… - Expert Opinion on …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Cisplatin is a very effective chemotherapeutic agent against a variety of solid
tumors. Unfortunately, cisplatin causes permanent sensorineural hearing loss in at least two …

HPV enhances HNSCC chemosensitization by inhibiting SERPINB3 expression to disrupt the fanconi anemia pathway

Z Huang, Y Chen, R Chen, B Zhou, Y Wang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the most common malignant tumor of
the head and neck, and the prognosis of patients is poor due to chemotherapeutic …

New Propargyloxy Derivatives of Galangin, Kaempferol and Fisetin—Synthesis, Spectroscopic Analysis and In Vitro Anticancer Activity on Head and Neck Cancer …

R Kubina, K Krzykawski, A Sokal, M Madej, A Dziedzic… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Head and neck cancer (HNC) therapy is limited; therefore, new solutions are increasingly
being sought among flavonoids, which exhibit numerous biological properties, including …

[HTML][HTML] A novel oxidative stress-related gene signature as an indicator of prognosis and immunotherapy responses in HNSCC

Z Li, C Zheng, H Liu, J Lv, Y Wang, K Zhang… - Aging (Albany …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose: To identify molecular subtypes of oxidative stress-related genes in head and neck
squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and to construct a scoring model of oxidative stress …

Interplay between partial EMT and cisplatin resistance as the drivers for recurrence in HNSCC

J Ingruber, J Dudas, S Sprung, B Lungu, F Mungenast - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study aims to investigate the role of partial epithelial to mesenchymal transition (pEMT)-
related proteins in modulating Cisplatin resistance in head and neck squamous cell …

Dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor NVP-BEZ235 leads to a synergistic enhancement of cisplatin and radiation in both HPV-negative and-positive HNSCC cell lines

FSB Subtil, C Gröbner, N Recknagel, AC Parplys… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Head and neck cancers (HNSCCs), especially in the advanced stages, are
predominantly treated by radiochemotherapy, including cisplatin. The cure rates are clearly …