TEM8 marks neovasculogenic tumor-initiating cells in triple-negative breast cancer

J Xu, X Yang, Q Deng, C Yang, D Wang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Enhanced neovasculogenesis, especially vasculogenic mimicry (VM), contributes to the
development of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Breast tumor-initiating cells (BTICs) …

[HTML][HTML] Nodal signaling promotes vasculogenic mimicry formation in breast cancer via the Smad2/3 pathway

W Gong, B Sun, X Zhao, D Zhang, J Sun, T Liu, Q Gu… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) is a nonangiogenesis-dependent pathway that promotes tumor
growth and disease progression. Nodal signaling has several vital roles in both embryo …

Targeting tumor–stromal interactions in triple-negative breast cancer using a human vascularized micro-tumor model

SJ Hachey, CJ Hatch, D Gaebler, A Mocherla… - Breast Cancer …, 2024 - Springer
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is highly aggressive with limited available treatments.
Stromal cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME) are crucial in TNBC progression; …

Vasculogenic mimicry in breast cancer: clinical relevance and drivers

G Morales-Guadarrama, R García-Becerra… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
In solid tumors, vasculogenic mimicry (VM) is the formation of vascular structures by cancer
cells, allowing to generate a channel-network able to transport blood and tumor cells. While …

Anti-angiogenic treatment promotes triple-negative breast cancer invasion via vasculogenic mimicry

H Sun, D Zhang, Z Yao, X Lin, J Liu, Q Gu… - Cancer biology & …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Agents that target angiogenesis have shown limited efficacy for human triple-negative breast
cancer (TNBC) in clinical trials. Along with endothelium-dependent vessels, there is also …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer stem-like cells directly participate in vasculogenic mimicry channels in triple-negative breast cancer

H Sun, N Yao, S Cheng, L Li, S Liu, Z Yang… - Cancer Biology & …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) channels that are lined by tumor cells are a functional
blood supply in malignant tumors. However, the role of VM-initiating cells remains poorly …

[HTML][HTML] Epithelial cell adhesion molecule and epithelial-mesenchymal transition are associated with vasculogenic mimicry, poor prognosis, and metastasis of triple …

Q Wu, J Wang, Y Liu, X Gong - International journal of clinical and …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is associated with epithelial-mesenchymal transition
(EMT) and the phenotype of breast cancer stem cells (CSCs). Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) is …

An overview of vasculogenic mimicry in breast cancer

MA Andonegui-Elguera, Y Alfaro-Mora… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) is the formation of vascular channels lacking endothelial cells.
These channels are lined by tumor cells with cancer stem cell features, positive for periodic …

CD133+ cells with cancer stem cell characteristics associates with vasculogenic mimicry in triple-negative breast cancer

TJ Liu, BC Sun, XL Zhao, XM Zhao, T Sun, Q Gu, Z Yao… - Oncogene, 2013 - nature.com
Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) refers to the unique capability of aggressive tumor cells to mimic
the pattern of embryonic vasculogenic networks. In the study we demonstrated that CD133 …

Epithelial mesenchymal transition and vascular mimicry in breast cancer stem cells

S Kotiyal, S Bhattacharya - Critical Reviews™ in Eukaryotic …, 2015 - dl.begellhouse.com
Vasculogenic mimicry (VM), a newly defined pattern of tumor microvascularization differs
from angiogenesis and vasculogenesis in its noninvolvement of endothelial cells, by which …