Clinical insights into small cell lung cancer: Tumor heterogeneity, diagnosis, therapy, and future directions

Z Megyesfalvi, CM Gay, H Popper… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is characterized by rapid growth and high metastatic capacity.
It has strong epidemiologic and biologic links to tobacco carcinogens. Although the majority …

Killing SCLC: insights into how to target a shapeshifting tumor

KD Sutherland, AS Ireland, TG Oliver - Genes & Development, 2022 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a rapidly growing, highly metastatic, and relatively immune-
cold lung cancer subtype. Historically viewed in the laboratory and clinic as a single …

Radiotherapy in combination with CD47 blockade elicits a macrophage-mediated abscopal effect

Y Nishiga, AP Drainas, M Baron, D Bhattacharya… - Nature Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Radiation therapy is a mainstay of cancer treatment but does not always lead to complete
tumor regression. Here we combine radiotherapy with blockade of the 'don't-eat-me'cell …

Proteogenomic characterization of small cell lung cancer identifies biological insights and subtype-specific therapeutic strategies

Q Liu, J Zhang, C Guo, M Wang, C Wang, Y Yan, L Sun… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
We performed comprehensive proteogenomic characterization of small cell lung cancer
(SCLC) using paired tumors and adjacent lung tissues from 112 treatment-naive patients …

Crosstalk between small-cell lung cancer cells and astrocytes mimics brain development to promote brain metastasis

F Qu, SC Brough, W Michno, CJ Madubata… - Nature Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Brain metastases represent an important clinical problem for patients with small-cell lung
cancer (SCLC). However, the mechanisms underlying SCLC growth in the brain remain …

Integrative analysis of a large real-world cohort of small cell lung cancer identifies distinct genetic subtypes and insights into histologic transformation

S Sivakumar, JA Moore, M Montesion, R Sharaf, DI Lin… - Cancer discovery, 2023 - AACR
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a recalcitrant neuroendocrine carcinoma with dismal
survival outcomes. A major barrier in the field has been the relative paucity of human tumors …

Fibronectin promotes tumor angiogenesis and progression of non-small-cell lung cancer by elevating WISP3 expression via FAK/MAPK/HIF-1α axis and activating wnt …

F Zhou, J Sun, L Ye, T Jiang, W Li, C Su, S Ren… - … Hematology & Oncology, 2023 - Springer
Background Fibronectin, an extracellular matrix protein, has been reported to be associated
with heterogeneous cancer stemness, angiogenesis and progression in multiple cancer …

Leptomeningeal metastasis: a review of the pathophysiology, diagnostic methodology, and therapeutic landscape

A Nguyen, A Nguyen, OT Dada, PD Desai, JC Ricci… - Current …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The present review aimed to establish an understanding of the pathophysiology of
leptomeningeal disease as it relates to late-stage development among different cancer …

Small cell lung cancer: Subtypes and therapeutic implications

WZ Wang, A Shulman, JM Amann, DP Carbone… - Seminars in cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an extremely aggressive neuroendocrine tumor,
accounting for approximated 13% of all lung cancer cases. SCLC is characterized by rapid …

Neuroendocrine neoplasms of the lung and gastrointestinal system: convergent biology and a path to better therapies

K Kawasaki, N Rekhtman… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) can develop in almost any organ and span a spectrum
from well-differentiated and indolent neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) to poorly differentiated …