[HTML][HTML] Targeting ECM disrupts cancer progression

FA Venning, L Wullkopf, JT Erler - Frontiers in oncology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Metastatic complications are responsible for more than 90% of cancer-related deaths. The
progression from an isolated tumor to disseminated metastatic disease is a multistep …

The extracellular matrix as hallmark of cancer and metastasis: From biomechanics to therapeutic targets

JJF Sleeboom, GS van Tienderen… - Science translational …, 2024 - science.org
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is essential for cell support during homeostasis and plays a
critical role in cancer. Although research often concentrates on the tumor's cellular aspect …

Dynamic matrisome: ECM remodeling factors licensing cancer progression and metastasis

AE Yuzhalin, SY Lim, AG Kutikhin… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2018 - Elsevier
The main cause of cancer-related mortality, metastasis, is a complex, multi-step process.
The extracellular matrix (ECM) component of solid tumors has been implicated in metastatic …

[HTML][HTML] The extracellular matrix: a key accomplice of cancer stem cell migration, metastasis formation, and drug resistance in PDAC

D Wang, Y Li, H Ge, T Ghadban, M Reeh, C Guengoer - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This review takes the extracellular matrix (ECM) as the starting point, and
describes its influence and related mechanisms on the biological behavior of pancreatic …

Extracellular matrix-based cancer targeting

NK Karamanos, Z Piperigkou, A Passi, M Götte… - Trends in molecular …, 2021 - cell.com
Tumor extracellular matrix (ECM) operates in a coordinated mode with cancer and stroma
cells to evoke the multistep process of metastatic potential. The remodeled tumor-associated …

[PDF][PDF] Tumor microenvironment: extracellular matrix alterations influence tumor progression

S Brassart-Pasco, S Brézillon, B Brassart… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is composed of various cell types embedded in an
altered extracellular matrix (ECM). ECM not only serves as a support for tumor cell but also …

[PDF][PDF] Function of cancer cell-derived extracellular matrix in tumor progression

GF Xiong, R Xu - J. Cancer Metastasis Treat, 2016 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Extracellular matrix (ECM) is an essential component of the tumor microenvironment.
Cancer development and progression are associated with increased ECM deposition and …

[HTML][HTML] The extracellular matrix: its composition, function, remodeling, and role in tumorigenesis

K Dzobo, C Dandara - Biomimetics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a ubiquitous member of the body and is key to the
maintenance of tissue and organ integrity. Initially thought to be a bystander in many cellular …

[HTML][HTML] Therapy resistance, cancer stem cells and ECM in cancer: the matrix reloaded

K Kesh, VK Gupta, B Durden, V Garrido… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The extracellular matrix (ECM) has emerged as a critical part of the tumor
microenvironment. This glycoprotein-and proteoglycan-rich part of the tumor serves as a …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular matrix remodeling in tumor progression and immune escape: from mechanisms to treatments

Z Yuan, Y Li, S Zhang, X Wang, H Dou, X Yu, Z Zhang… - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
The malignant tumor is a multi-etiological, systemic and complex disease characterized by
uncontrolled cell proliferation and distant metastasis. Anticancer treatments including …