Therapeutic targeting of the pituitary tumor microenvironment

MD Ilie, D De Alcubierre, AL Carretti… - Pharmacology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The tumor microenvironment (TME), the complex environment in which tumors develop, has
been increasingly targeted for cancer treatment in recent years. Aggressive pituitary tumors …

Biological and therapeutic implications of the tumor microenvironment in pituitary adenomas

MD Ilie, A Vasiljevic, P Bertolino, G Raverot - Endocrine reviews, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Pituitary adenomas (PAs) are neoplasms derived from the endocrine cells of the anterior
pituitary gland. Most frequently, they are benign tumors, but may sometimes display an …

[HTML][HTML] The microenvironment of pituitary tumors—biological and therapeutic implications

MD Ilie, A Vasiljevic, G Raverot, P Bertolino - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
The tumor microenvironment (TME) includes resident and infiltrative non-tumor cells, as well
as blood and lymph vessels, extracellular matrix molecules, and numerous soluble factors …

Tumour microenvironment and pituitary tumour behaviour

P Marques, M Korbonits - Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, 2023 - Springer
The pituitary tumour microenvironment encompasses a spectrum of non-tumoural cells, such
as immune, stromal or endothelial cells, as well as enzymes and signalling peptides like …

The tumour microenvironment of pituitary neuroendocrine tumours

P Marques, AB Grossman, M Korbonits - Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, 2020 - Elsevier
The tumour microenvironment (TME) includes a variety of non-neoplastic cells and non-
cellular elements such as cytokines, growth factors and enzymes surrounding tumour cells …

[HTML][HTML] Case report: a case of pituitary carcinoma treated with sequential dual immunotherapy and vascular endothelial growth factor inhibition therapy

LS Lamb, HW Sim, AI McCormack - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Aggressive pituitary tumors (APTs) are associated with significant morbidity and mortality,
and effective treatment options are limited. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have …

[HTML][HTML] The immune microenviroment in somatotropinomas: From biology to personalized and target therapy

S Chiloiro, L De Marinis - Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, 2023 - Springer
Pituitary tumors are rare neoplasms, with a heterogeneous biological and clinical behavior,
due to their clinical course, local invasive growth, resistance to conventional therapies and …

Exploring the role of the tumor microenvironment in refractory pituitary tumor pathogenesis

A Ben-Shlomo - Pituitary, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Treatment-refractory pituitary tumors demonstrate characteristics resembling those
of highly aggressive tumors, in which the local tumor microenvironment (TME) plays a …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the role of novel medical therapies for aggressive pituitary tumors: a review of the literature—“are we there yet?”

LS Lamb, HW Sim, AI McCormack - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Aggressive pituitary tumors account for up to 10% of pituitary tumors and are characterized
by resistance to medical treatment and multiple recurrences despite standard therapies …

The microenvironment of pituitary adenomas: biological, clinical and therapeutical implications

P Marques, AL Silva, D López-Presa, C Faria… - Pituitary, 2022 - Springer
The microenvironment of pituitary adenomas (PAs) includes a range of non-tumoral cells,
such as immune and stromal cells, as well as cell signaling molecules such as cytokines …