Immune microenvironmental shift along human colorectal adenoma–carcinoma sequence: is it relevant to tumor development, biomarkers and biotherapeutic targets?

G Cui, Y Shi, J Cui, F Tang… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Human colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is one of the leading cancers. Every year, the WHO
estimates a total of 945,000 new CRC cases, with 492,000 deaths worldwide. Most CRCs …

Changes of immunocytic phenotypes and functions from human colorectal adenomatous stage to cancerous stage: Update

Y Shi, Z Li, W Zheng, X Liu, C Sun, JB Laugsand, Z Liu… - Immunobiology, 2015 - Elsevier
It is believed that chronic inflammation as seen in patients with ulcerative colitis significantly
increases the colorectal cancer (CRC) risk and functions as the main driving force for the …

[HTML][HTML] Prognostic value of innate and adaptive immunity in colorectal cancer

F Grizzi, P Bianchi, A Malesci… - World journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains one of the major public health problems throughout the
world. Originally depicted as a multi-step dynamical disease, CRC develops slowly over …

Evolving notions on immune response in colorectal cancer and their implications for biomarker development

F Grizzi, G Basso, EM Borroni, T Cavalleri… - Inflammation …, 2018 - Springer
Introduction Colorectal cancer (CRC) still represents the third most commonly diagnosed
type of cancer in men and women worldwide. CRC is acknowledged as a heterogeneous …

The association of immune cell infiltration and prognosis in colorectal cancer

R Palmqvist, ML Wikberg, A Ling, S Edin - Current colorectal cancer …, 2013 - Springer
Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. The
tumor microenvironment is of great biological importance in cancer development and …

[HTML][HTML] Prognostic and predictive role of immune microenvironment in colorectal cancer

O Kuznetsova, M Fedyanin, L Zavalishina… - World Journal of …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Colorectal cancer (CRC) represents a molecularly heterogeneous disease and one of the
most frequent causes of cancer-related death worldwide. The traditional classification of …

Reduced expression of microenvironmental Th1 cytokines accompanies adenomas–carcinomas sequence of colorectum

G Cui, R Goll, T Olsen, SE Steigen, A Husebekk… - Cancer Immunology …, 2007 - Springer
Cytokines have been suggested to be key factors in modulating immune response against
tumorigenesis in the microenvironment. Therefore, characterization of cytokine expression …

[HTML][HTML] Immune battle at the premalignant stage of colorectal cancer: Focus on immune cell compositions, functions and cytokine products

G Cui - American Journal of Cancer Research, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
It is now widely accepted that most human cancers, including colorectal cancers (CRCs),
develop from premalignant lesions through a long-term multistep process. Host immunity is …

Immune cells: plastic players along colorectal cancer progression

G Di Caro, F Marchesi, L Laghi… - Journal of cellular and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Inflammatory cells are involved in tumour initiation and progression. In parallel, the adaptive
immune response plays a key role in fighting tumour growth and dissemination. The double …

[HTML][HTML] The inflammatory microenvironment in colorectal neoplasia

MH McLean, GI Murray, KN Stewart, G Norrie… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Inflammatory
activity within the stroma of invasive colorectal tumours is known to be a key predictor of …