Early detection of cancer

D Crosby, S Bhatia, KM Brindle, LM Coussens, C Dive… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Survival improves when cancer is detected early. However,~ 50% of cancers are at an
advanced stage when diagnosed. Early detection of cancer or precancerous change allows …

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 …

Cancer‐associated fibroblasts in breast cancer: Challenges and opportunities

D Hu, Z Li, B Zheng, X Lin, Y Pan, P Gong… - Cancer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The tumor microenvironment is proposed to contribute substantially to the progression of
cancers, including breast cancer. Cancer‐associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are the most …

[HTML][HTML] Fibroblast activation protein-based theranostics in cancer research: a state-of-the-art review

L Zhao, J Chen, Y Pang, K Fu, Q Shang, H Wu… - Theranostics, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In recent years, quinoline-based fibroblast activation protein (FAP) inhibitors (FAPI) have
shown promising results in the diagnosis of cancer and several other diseases, making them …

Defining the role of the tumor vasculature in antitumor immunity and immunotherapy

MB Schaaf, AD Garg, P Agostinis - Cell death & disease, 2018 - nature.com
It is now well established that cancer cells co-exist within a complex environment with
stromal cells and depend for their growth and dissemination on tight and plastic interactions …

Macrophage targeting in cancer

M Lopez‐Yrigoyen, L Cassetta… - Annals of the New York …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Tumorigenesis is not only determined by the intrinsic properties of cancer cells but also by
their interactions with components of the tumor microenvironment (TME). Tumor‐associated …

Emerging roles of ECM remodeling processes in cancer

V Mohan, A Das, I Sagi - Seminars in cancer biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Extracellular matrix (ECM) plays a central and dynamic role in the creation of tumor
microenvironment. Herein we discuss the emerging biophysical and biochemical aspects of …

Cancer-associated fibroblast-derived WNT2 increases tumor angiogenesis in colon cancer

D Unterleuthner, P Neuhold, K Schwarz, L Janker… - Angiogenesis, 2020 - Springer
WNT2 acts as a pro-angiogenic factor in placental vascularization and increases
angiogenesis in liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (ECs) and other ECs. Increased WNT2 …

Platelets and extracellular vesicles and their cross talk with cancer

S Lazar, LE Goldfinger - Blood, The Journal of the American …, 2021 - ashpublications.org
Platelets play significant and varied roles in cancer progression, as detailed throughout this
review series, via direct interactions with cancer cells and by long-range indirect interactions …

Trends and challenges in tumor anti-angiogenic therapies

J Jászai, MHH Schmidt - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Excessive abnormal angiogenesis plays a pivotal role in tumor progression and is a
hallmark of solid tumors. This process is driven by an imbalance between pro-and anti …