Cancer stem cell secretome in the tumor microenvironment: a key point for an effective personalized cancer treatment

J López de Andrés, C Griñán-Lisón, G Jiménez… - Journal of hematology & …, 2020 - Springer
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) represent a tumor subpopulation responsible for tumor metastasis
and resistance to chemo-and radiotherapy, ultimately leading to tumor relapse. As a …

Targeting M2-like tumor-associated macrophages is a potential therapeutic approach to overcome antitumor drug resistance

S Wang, J Wang, Z Chen, J Luo, W Guo, L Sun… - NPJ Precision …, 2024 - nature.com
Tumor drug resistance emerges from the interaction of two critical factors: tumor cellular
heterogeneity and the immunosuppressive nature of the tumor microenvironment (TME) …

ALDH1A1 activity in tumor-initiating cells remodels myeloid-derived suppressor cells to promote breast cancer progression

C Liu, J Qiang, Q Deng, J Xia, L Deng, L Zhou, D Wang… - Cancer research, 2021 - AACR
Tumor-initiating cells (TIC) are associated with tumor initiation, growth, metastasis, and
recurrence. Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1 (ALDH1A1) is a TIC marker in many cancers …

Exploring the dynamic interplay between cancer stem cells and the tumor microenvironment: implications for novel therapeutic strategies

YR Li, Y Fang, Z Lyu, Y Zhu, L Yang - Journal of Translational Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have emerged as key contributors to tumor initiation, growth, and
metastasis. In addition, CSCs play a significant role in inducing immune evasion, thereby …

Overcoming trastuzumab resistance in HER2‐positive breast cancer using combination therapy

A Derakhshani, Z Rezaei, H Safarpour… - Journal of cellular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)‐positive breast cancer (BC) comprises
around 20–30% of all BC subtypes and is correlated with poor prognosis. For many years …

Natural killer cell therapy targeting cancer stem cells: old wine in a new bottle

F Guo, Y Zhang, L Bai, J Cui - Cancer Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
A small proportion of cancer cells that have stem cell-like properties are known as cancer
stem cells (CSCs). They can be used to identify malignant tumor phenotypes and patients …

Role of tumor-mediated dendritic cell tolerization in immune evasion

NC DeVito, MP Plebanek, B Theivanthiran… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The vast majority of cancer-related deaths are due to metastasis, a process that requires
evasion of the host immune system. In addition, a significant percentage of cancer patients …

Advancement in precision diagnosis and therapeutic for triple-negative breast cancer: Harnessing diagnostic potential of CRISPR-cas & engineered CAR T-cells …

V Nayak, S Patra, KRB Singh, B Ganguly… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer is characterized by uncontrolled cell growth, disrupted regulatory pathways, and the
accumulation of genetic mutations. These mutations across different types of cancer lead to …

Sialic acid conjugate-modified liposomal platform modulates immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment in multiple ways for improved immune checkpoint blockade …

C Li, Q Qiu, X Gao, X Yan, C Fan, X Luo, X Liu… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) treatment is promising for the clinical therapy of
numerous malignancies. However, most cancer patients rarely benefit from such single …

The interactions and communications in tumor resistance to radiotherapy: Therapy perspectives

M Ashrafizadeh, B Farhood, AE Musa, S Taeb… - International …, 2020 - Elsevier
Tumor microenvironment (TME) includes a wide range of cell types including cancer cells,
cells which are involved in stromal structure and immune cells (tumor suppressor and tumor …