[PDF][PDF] The evolving tumor microenvironment: From cancer initiation to metastatic outgrowth

KE de Visser, JA Joyce - Cancer Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Cancers represent complex ecosystems comprising tumor cells and a multitude of non-
cancerous cells, embedded in an altered extracellular matrix. The tumor microenvironment …

Immune determinants of the pre-metastatic niche

L Patras, L Shaashua, I Matei, D Lyden - Cancer Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Primary tumors actively and specifically prime pre-metastatic niches (PMNs), the future sites
of organotropic metastasis, preparing these distant microenvironments for disseminated …

Microenvironment-driven metabolic adaptations guiding CD8+ T cell anti-tumor immunity

J Park, PC Hsueh, Z Li, PC Ho - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
The metabolic stress occurring in the tumor microenvironment (TME) hampers T cell anti-
tumor immunity by disturbing T cell metabolic and epigenetic programs. Recent studies are …

IL-1β+ macrophages fuel pathogenic inflammation in pancreatic cancer

N Caronni, F La Terza, FM Vittoria, G Barbiera… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a lethal disease with high resistance to
therapies. Inflammatory and immunomodulatory signals co-exist in the pancreatic tumour …

Immunosuppressive reprogramming of neutrophils by lung mesenchymal cells promotes breast cancer metastasis

Z Gong, Q Li, J Shi, P Li, L Hua, LD Shultz… - Science immunology, 2023 - science.org
Neutrophils, the most abundant innate immune cells, function as crucial regulators of the
adaptive immune system in diverse pathological conditions, including metastatic cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Cyclooxygenase-2-Prostaglandin E2 pathway: A key player in tumor-associated immune cells

K Jin, C Qian, J Lin, B Liu - Frontiers in oncology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cyclooxygenases-2 (COX-2) and Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), which are important in chronic
inflammatory diseases, can increase tumor incidence and promote tumor growth and …

Lipid-laden lung mesenchymal cells foster breast cancer metastasis via metabolic reprogramming of tumor cells and natural killer cells

Z Gong, Q Li, J Shi, ET Liu, LD Shultz, G Ren - Cell metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
While the distant organ environment is known to support metastasis of primary tumors, its
metabolic roles in this process remain underdetermined. Here, in breast cancer models, we …

Platinum prodrug nanoparticles with COX‐2 inhibition amplify pyroptosis for enhanced chemotherapy and immune activation of pancreatic cancer

B Yu, Y Wang, T Bing, Y Tang, J Huang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Pyroptosis, an emerging mechanism of programmed cell death, holds great potential to
trigger a robust antitumor immune response. Platinum‐based chemotherapeutic agents can …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer-associated fibroblasts: Key criminals of tumor pre-metastatic niche

G Dong, P Chen, Y Xu, T Liu, R Yin - Cancer Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are abundant and important components of the
tumour mesenchyme, and have been extensively studied for their role in primary tumours …

Extracellular vesicles as next generation immunotherapeutics

DW Greening, R Xu, A Ale, CE Hagemeyer… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) function as a mode of intercellular communication and
molecular transfer to elicit diverse biological/functional response. Accumulating evidence …