Metabolic networks in mutant KRAS-driven tumours: tissue specificities and the microenvironment

SA Kerk, T Papagiannakopoulos, YM Shah… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Oncogenic mutations in KRAS drive common metabolic programmes that facilitate tumour
survival, growth and immune evasion in colorectal carcinoma, non-small-cell lung cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Circular RNA in pancreatic cancer: a novel avenue for the roles of diagnosis and treatment

Z Rong, J Xu, S Shi, Z Tan, Q Meng, J Hua, J Liu… - Theranostics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pancreatic cancer (PC), an important cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, is one of
the most malignant cancers characterized by a dismal prognosis. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) …

TNF-α-producing macrophages determine subtype identity and prognosis via AP1 enhancer reprogramming in pancreatic cancer

M Tu, L Klein, E Espinet, T Georgomanolis, F Wegwitz… - Nature cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Large-scale genomic profiling of pancreatic cancer (PDAC) has revealed two distinct
subtypes:'classical'and 'basal-like'. Their variable coexistence within the stromal immune …

Circular RNA circBFAR promotes the progression of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma via the miR-34b-5p/MET/Akt axis

X Guo, Q Zhou, D Su, Y Luo, Z Fu, L Huang, Z Li… - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Background Accumulating evidence suggests that circular RNAs (circRNAs) are important
participants in cancer progression. However, the biological processes and underlying …

Pancreatic cancer associated fibroblasts (CAF): under-explored target for pancreatic cancer treatment

J Norton, D Foster, M Chinta, A Titan, M Longaker - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pancreatic cancer is the 4th leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. The
pancreatic cancer phenotype is primarily a consequence of oncogenes disturbing the …

Three distinct stroma types in human pancreatic cancer identified by image analysis of fibroblast subpopulations and collagen

Y Ogawa, Y Masugi, T Abe, K Yamazaki, A Ueno… - Clinical Cancer …, 2021 - AACR
Purpose: Cancer-associated fibroblasts have emerged to be highly heterogenous and can
play multifaceted roles in dictating pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) progression …

Tailored chemodynamic nanomedicine improves pancreatic cancer treatment via controllable damaging neoplastic cells and reprogramming tumor microenvironment

Y Chen, Y Huang, S Zhou, M Sun, L Chen, J Wang… - Nano Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) strongly resists standard therapies since KRAS-
mutated cancer cells harbor endogenous resistance toward chemotherapy-induced …

Therapy resistance, cancer stem cells and ECM in cancer: the matrix reloaded

K Kesh, VK Gupta, B Durden, V Garrido… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The extracellular matrix (ECM) has emerged as a critical part of the tumor
microenvironment. This glycoprotein-and proteoglycan-rich part of the tumor serves as a …

The desmoplastic stroma of pancreatic cancer: multilayered levels of heterogeneity, clinical significance, and therapeutic opportunities

Y Masugi - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pancreatic cancer is a highly malignant disease with treatment resistance
to standardized chemotherapies. In addition, only a small fraction of patients with pancreatic …

Biomimetic microenvironmental stiffness boosts stemness of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma via augmented autophagy

T Gong, D Wu, H Pan, Z Sun, X Yao… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) features high recurrence rates and intensified
lethality, accompanied by stiffening of the extracellular matrix (ECM) microenvironment …