Targeting CAFs to overcome anticancer therapeutic resistance

PE Saw, J Chen, E Song - Trends in cancer, 2022 - cell.com
The view of cancer as a tumor cell-centric disease is now replaced by our understanding of
the interconnection and dependency of tumor stroma. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer-associated fibroblasts: from basic science to anticancer therapy

D Yang, J Liu, H Qian, Q Zhuang - Experimental & Molecular Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), as a central component of the tumor
microenvironment in primary and metastatic tumors, profoundly influence the behavior of …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer-associated fibroblasts in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

T Zhang, Y Ren, P Yang, J Wang, H Zhou - Cell Death & Disease, 2022 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a lethal cancer with a prominent extracellular
matrix (ECM) deposition and poor prognosis. High levels of ECM proteins derived from …

[HTML][HTML] Translating complexity and heterogeneity of pancreatic tumor: 3D in vitro to in vivo models

MA Heinrich, AMRH Mostafa, JP Morton… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an extremely aggressive type of cancer with
an overall survival rate of less than 7-8%, emphasizing the need for novel effective …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] The cellular origins of cancer-associated fibroblasts and their opposing contributions to pancreatic cancer growth

P Manoukian, M Bijlsma… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Pancreatic tumors are known to harbor an abundant and highly desmoplastic stroma.
Among the various cell types that reside within tumor stroma, cancer-associated fibroblasts …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer-associated fibroblasts: The chief architect in the tumor microenvironment

M Sarkar, T Nguyen, E Gundre, O Ogunlusi… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Stromal heterogeneity of tumor microenvironment (TME) plays a crucial role in malignancy
and therapeutic resistance. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are one of the major …

[HTML][HTML] The extracellular matrix in pancreatic cancer: description of a complex network and promising therapeutic options

B Ferrara, C Pignatelli, M Cossutta, A Citro, J Courty… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This review depicts the principal mechanisms involved in the process of
stromal desmoplasia characterizing pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The aim of …

[HTML][HTML] Fibroblasts as turned agents in cancer progression

R Wieder - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Normal epithelial cells in our organs are surrounded by stroma, which is
an ecosystem made up of a variety of cells and proteins that support their intended functions …

A review on targeting tumor microenvironment: The main paradigm shift in the mAb-based immunotherapy of solid tumors

A Aghanejad, SF Bonab, M Sepehri… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) as biological macromolecules have been remarked the large
and growing pipline of the pharmaceutical market and also the most promising tool in …