Fibroblasts in cancer: Unity in heterogeneity

Y Chhabra, AT Weeraratna - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Tumor cells do not exist in isolation in vivo, and carcinogenesis depends on the surrounding
tumor microenvironment (TME), composed of a myriad of cell types and biophysical and …

Signaling pathways in cancer-associated fibroblasts and targeted therapy for cancer

F Wu, J Yang, J Liu, Y Wang, J Mu, Q Zeng… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2021 - nature.com
To flourish, cancers greatly depend on their surrounding tumor microenvironment (TME),
and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in TME are critical for cancer occurrence and …

Roles of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy for solid cancers

L Pei, Y Liu, L Liu, S Gao, X Gao, Y Feng, Z Sun… - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
In recent years, breakthroughs have been made in tumor immunotherapy. However, tumor
immunotherapy, particularly anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitors, is effective in …

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 …

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals the tissue architecture in human high-grade serous ovarian cancer

J Xu, Y Fang, K Chen, S Li, S Tang, Y Ren, Y Cen… - Clinical Cancer …, 2022 - AACR
Purpose: The heterogeneity of high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) is not well
studied, which severely hinders clinical treatment of HGSOC. Thus, it is necessary to …

Tumor microenvironment in ovarian cancer: function and therapeutic strategy

Y Yang, Y Yang, J Yang, X Zhao, X Wei - Frontiers in cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Ovarian cancer is one of the leading causes of death in patients with gynecological
malignancy. Despite optimal cytoreductive surgery and platinum-based chemotherapy …

68Ga-FAPI-PET/CT in patients with various gynecological malignancies

K Dendl, SA Koerber, R Finck, KMG Mokoala… - European journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose 68Ga-FAPI (fibroblast activation protein inhibitor) is a novel and highly promising
radiotracer for PET/CT imaging. The aim of this retrospective analysis is to explore the …

FAP and FAPI-PET/CT in malignant and non-malignant diseases: a perfect symbiosis?

K Dendl, SA Koerber, C Kratochwil, J Cardinale… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary FAPI represents a novel class of radiotracers demonstrating promising
results in terms of a high uptake in concordance with low background noise in several …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular, cellular and systemic aspects of epithelial ovarian cancer and its tumor microenvironment

E Schoutrop, L Moyano-Galceran, S Lheureux… - Seminars in cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ovarian cancer encompasses a heterogeneous group of malignancies that involve the
ovaries, fallopian tubes and the peritoneal cavity. Despite major advances made within the …

Biomarkers for cancer-associated fibroblasts

C Han, T Liu, R Yin - Biomarker Research, 2020 - Springer
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are the key component of tumor stromal. High
heterogeneity of CAFs reflects in their origin, phenotype and function. Biological function …