Targeting FAK in anticancer combination therapies

JC Dawson, A Serrels, DG Stupack… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is both a non-receptor tyrosine kinase and an adaptor protein
that primarily regulates adhesion signalling and cell migration, but FAK can also promote …

[HTML][HTML] Doxorubicin and other anthracyclines in cancers: Activity, chemoresistance and its overcoming

R Mattioli, A Ilari, B Colotti, L Mosca, F Fazi… - Molecular Aspects of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anthracyclines have been important and effective treatments against a number of cancers
since their discovery. However, their use in therapy has been complicated by severe side …

Tumor-on-a-chip: from bioinspired design to biomedical application

X Liu, J Fang, S Huang, X Wu, X Xie, J Wang… - Microsystems & …, 2021 - nature.com
Cancer is one of the leading causes of human death, despite enormous efforts to explore
cancer biology and develop anticancer therapies. The main challenges in cancer research …

[HTML][HTML] Integrin signaling in cancer: mechanotransduction, stemness, epithelial plasticity, and therapeutic resistance

J Cooper, FG Giancotti - Cancer cell, 2019 - cell.com
Integrins mediate cell adhesion and transmit mechanical and chemical signals to the cell
interior. Various mechanisms deregulate integrin signaling in cancer, empowering tumor …

Clonal heterogeneity and tumor evolution: past, present, and the future

N McGranahan, C Swanton - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Intratumor heterogeneity, which fosters tumor evolution, is a key challenge in cancer
medicine. Here, we review data and technologies that have revealed intra-tumor …

Molecular mechanism of doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy–An update

K Renu, VG Abilash, TP PB, S Arunachalam - European journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Doxorubicin is utilized for anti-neoplastic treatment for several decades. The utility of this
drug is limited due to its side effects. Generally, doxorubicin toxicity is originated from the …

FAK in cancer: from mechanisms to therapeutic strategies

HH Chuang, YY Zhen, YC Tsai, CH Chuang… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK), a non-receptor tyrosine kinase, is overexpressed and
activated in many cancer types. FAK regulates diverse cellular processes, including growth …

Targeting focal adhesion kinase renders pancreatic cancers responsive to checkpoint immunotherapy

H Jiang, S Hegde, BL Knolhoff, Y Zhu, JM Herndon… - Nature medicine, 2016 - nature.com
Single-agent immunotherapy has achieved limited clinical benefit to date in patients with
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). This may be a result of the presence of a …

FAK in cancer: mechanistic findings and clinical applications

FJ Sulzmaier, C Jean, DD Schlaepfer - Nature reviews cancer, 2014 - nature.com
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a cytoplasmic protein tyrosine kinase that is overexpressed
and activated in several advanced-stage solid cancers. FAK promotes tumour progression …

Microenvironmental regulation of therapeutic response in cancer

F Klemm, JA Joyce - Trends in cell biology, 2015 - cell.com
The tumor microenvironment (TME) not only plays a pivotal role during cancer progression
and metastasis but also has profound effects on therapeutic efficacy. In the case of …