Emerging role of tumor cell plasticity in modifying therapeutic response

S Qin, J Jiang, Y Lu, EC Nice, C Huang… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Resistance to cancer therapy is a major barrier to cancer management. Conventional views
have proposed that acquisition of resistance may result from genetic mutations. However …

Tumor associated macrophages: origin, recruitment, phenotypic diversity, and targeting

T Hourani, JA Holden, W Li, JC Lenzo… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is known to have a strong influence on tumorigenesis,
with various components being involved in tumor suppression and tumor growth. A …

New angiogenic regulators produced by TAMs: perspective for targeting tumor angiogenesis

I Larionova, E Kazakova, T Gerashchenko… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Since the targeting of a single pro-angiogenic factor fails to improve
oncological disease outcome, significant efforts have been made to identify new pro …

Transfer of LncRNA CRNDE in TAM‐derived exosomes is linked with cisplatin resistance in gastric cancer

L Xin, LQ Zhou, C Liu, F Zeng, YW Yuan, Q Zhou… - EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
This study explores the role of the long noncoding RNA (LncRNA) CRNDE in cisplatin
(CDDP) resistance of gastric cancer (GC) cells. Here, we show that LncRNA CRNDE is …

Roles of proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans in cancer development and progression

J Wei, M Hu, K Huang, S Lin, H Du - International journal of molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The extracellular matrix (ECM) spatiotemporally controls cell fate; however, dysregulation of
ECM remodeling can lead to tumorigenesis and cancer development by providing favorable …

Armored CAR T-cells: the next chapter in T-cell cancer immunotherapy

ER Hawkins, RR D'Souza… - Biologics: Targets and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy engineers T-cells to express a synthetic
receptor which redirects effector function to the tumor, to improve efficacy and reduce …

MYC as a multifaceted regulator of tumor microenvironment leading to metastasis

EM Meškytė, S Keskas, Y Ciribilli - International Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The Myc family of oncogenes is deregulated in many types of cancer, and their over-
expression is often correlated with poor prognosis. The Myc family members are …

Targeting tumor-associated macrophages to increase the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors: a glimpse into novel therapeutic approaches for metastatic …

C Ceci, MG Atzori, PM Lacal, G Graziani - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Stimulation of the host immune responses, through the use of biotech
drugs that remove a brake on the immune system (immune checkpoint inhibitors), is a …

Tumor-derived exosomes induced M2 macrophage polarization and promoted the metastasis of osteosarcoma cells through Tim-3

Z Cheng, L Wang, C Wu, L Huang, Y Ruan… - Archives of medical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Osteosarcoma, the most prevalent primary malignancy of the bone, is often
presented with high-grade subclinical metastatic disease that metastasizes at very early …

Tumour‐associated macrophages in gastric cancer: From function and mechanism to application

J Li, J Sun, Z Zeng, Z Liu, M Ma, Z Zheng… - Clinical and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Gastric cancer (GC) is a malignant tumour, with high morbidity and mortality
rates worldwide. The occurrence and development of GC is a complex process involving …