Adaptive mechanisms of tumor therapy resistance driven by tumor microenvironment

P Wu, W Gao, M Su, EC Nice, W Zhang… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cancer is a disease which frequently has a poor prognosis. Although multiple therapeutic
strategies have been developed for various cancers, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy …

CAFs interacting with TAMs in tumor microenvironment to enhance tumorigenesis and immune evasion

G Gunaydin - Frontiers in oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs) and tumor associated macrophages (TAMs) are
among the most important and abundant players of the tumor microenvironment. CAFs as …

Cancer-associated fibroblast compositions change with breast cancer progression linking the ratio of S100A4+ and PDPN+ CAFs to clinical outcome

G Friedman, O Levi-Galibov, E David, C Bornstein… - Nature Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Tumors are supported by cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). CAFs are heterogeneous
and carry out distinct cancer-associated functions. Understanding the full repertoire of CAFs …

TGFβ-blockade uncovers stromal plasticity in tumors by revealing the existence of a subset of interferon-licensed fibroblasts

AL Grauel, B Nguyen, D Ruddy, T Laszewski… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Despite the increasing interest in targeting stromal elements of the tumor microenvironment,
we still face tremendous challenges in developing adequate therapeutics to modify the …

Cancer-associated fibroblast–derived miR-146a-5p generates a niche that promotes bladder cancer stemness and chemoresistance

J Zhuang, L Shen, M Li, J Sun, J Hao, J Li, Z Zhu, S Ge… - Cancer research, 2023 - AACR
Cancer stem-like cells (CSC) play pivotal roles in both chemoresistance and recurrence of
many cancer types, including urothelial bladder cancer (UBC). In addition to intrinsic …

Biological heterogeneity and versatility of cancer-associated fibroblasts in the tumor microenvironment

L Bu, H Baba, N Yoshida, K Miyake, T Yasuda… - Oncogene, 2019 - nature.com
Increasing lines of evidence show that the malignant behavior of cancer is not exclusively
attributable to cancer cells but also radically influenced by cancerous stroma activity and …

[HTML][HTML] Microenvironmental determinants of pancreatic cancer

E Hessmann, SM Buchholz, IE Demir… - Physiological …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) belongs to the most lethal solid tumors in
humans. A histological hallmark feature of PDAC is the pronounced tumor microenvironment …

CAFs shape myeloid‐derived suppressor cells to promote stemness of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma through 5‐lipoxygenase

Y Lin, Q Cai, Y Chen, T Shi, W Liu, L Mao, B Deng… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims We previously demonstrated that cancer‐associated
fibroblasts (CAFs) promote tumor growth through recruitment of myeloid‐derived suppressor …

Inter‐and intra‐tumoural heterogeneity in cancer‐associated fibroblasts of human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

C Neuzillet, A Tijeras‐Raballand… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer‐associated fibroblasts (CAF) are orchestrators of the pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma (PDAC) microenvironment. Stromal heterogeneity may explain differential …

Fibroblast heterogeneity in tumor micro-environment: Role in immunosuppression and new therapies

R Mhaidly, F Mechta-Grigoriou - Seminars in immunology, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract In tumors, Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts (CAFs) constitute the most prominent
component of the tumor microenvironment (TME). CAFs are heterogeneous and composed …