[HTML][HTML] Insights into the molecular mechanisms mediating extravasation in brain metastasis of breast cancer, melanoma, and lung cancer

R Alsabbagh, M Ahmed, MAY Alqudah, R Hamoudi… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Despite the advancements in systemic treatments, the incidence of brain
metastasis (BM) is increasing. BM is a multi-step cascade. One critical event in BM is the …

[HTML][HTML] Blood-brain barrier remodeling during brain metastasis formation

JK Wrobel, M Toborek - Molecular Medicine, 2016 - Springer
Our understanding of the process of metastatic progression has improved markedly over the
past decades, yet metastasis remains the most enigmatic component of cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Role of the blood-brain barrier in the formation of brain metastases

I Wilhelm, J Molnár, C Fazakas, J Haskó… - International journal of …, 2013 - mdpi.com
The majority of brain metastases originate from lung cancer, breast cancer and malignant
melanoma. In order to reach the brain, parenchyma metastatic cells have to transmigrate …

The CCL2-CCR2 astrocyte-cancer cell axis in tumor extravasation at the brain

C Hajal, Y Shin, L Li, JC Serrano, T Jacks… - Science advances, 2021 - science.org
Although brain metastases are common in cancer patients, little is known about the
mechanisms of cancer extravasation across the blood-brain barrier (BBB), a key step in the …

Genes that mediate metastasis across the blood–brain barrier

J Fares, D Kanojia, A Rashidi, I Ulasov, MS Lesniak - Trends in cancer, 2020 - cell.com
Brain metastasis is an important cause of mortality in patients with cancer and represents the
majority of all intracranial tumors. A key step during the metastatic journey of the cancer cell …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular biology of brain metastasis

KA Svokos, B Salhia, SA Toms - International journal of molecular …, 2014 - mdpi.com
Metastasis to the central nervous system (CNS) remains a major cause of morbidity and
mortality in patients with systemic cancer. As the length of survival in patients with systemic …

Dissection of the process of brain metastasis reveals targets and mechanisms for molecular-based intervention

UH Weidle, F Birzele, G Kollmorgen… - Cancer genomics & …, 2016 - cgp.iiarjournals.org
Brain metastases outnumber the incidence of brain tumors by a factor of ten. Patients with
brain metastases have a dismal prognosis and current treatment modalities achieve only a …

[HTML][HTML] The origin of brain malignancies at the blood–brain barrier

B McDonald, K Barth, MHH Schmidt - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2023 - Springer
Despite improvements in extracranial therapy, survival rate for patients suffering from brain
metastases remains very poor. This is coupled with the incidence of brain metastases …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms driving the formation of brain metastases

BK Campbell, Z Gao, NM Corcoran, SS Stylli… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Brain metastases are the most common brain tumor in adults and are
associated with poor prognosis. The propensity of different solid tumors to metastasize …

[HTML][HTML] The journey of cancer cells to the brain: challenges and opportunities

M Łazarczyk, ME Mickael, D Skiba… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer metastases into the brain constitute one of the most severe, but not uncommon,
manifestations of cancer progression. Several factors control how cancer cells interact with …