Novel approaches to target the microenvironment of bone metastasis

LC Hofbauer, A Bozec, M Rauner, F Jakob… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2021 - nature.com
Bone metastases are a frequent and severe complication of advanced-stage cancers. Breast
and prostate cancers, the most common malignancies in women and men, respectively …

Targeted contrast agents and activatable probes for photoacoustic imaging of cancer

Z Zhao, CB Swartchick, J Chan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoacoustic (PA) imaging has emerged as a powerful technique for the high resolution
visualization of biological processes within deep tissue. Through the development and …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular matrices and cancer-associated fibroblasts: targets for cancer diagnosis and therapy?

I Belhabib, S Zaghdoudi, C Lac, C Bousquet, C Jean - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Stroma modifications observed in solid cancer are now recognized as
critical events for cancer progression and as potential therapeutic or diagnostic targets. The …

[HTML][HTML] Fibrinogen-like protein 1 (FGL1): the next immune checkpoint target

W Qian, M Zhao, R Wang, H Li - Journal of Hematology & Oncology, 2021 - Springer
Immune checkpoint therapy has achieved significant efficacy by blocking inhibitory
pathways to release the function of T lymphocytes. In the clinic, anti-programmed cell death …

[HTML][HTML] Explaining decisions of graph convolutional neural networks: patient-specific molecular subnetworks responsible for metastasis prediction in breast cancer

H Chereda, A Bleckmann, K Menck, J Perera-Bel… - Genome medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background Contemporary deep learning approaches show cutting-edge performance in a
variety of complex prediction tasks. Nonetheless, the application of deep learning in …

[HTML][HTML] Shaping up the tumor microenvironment with cellular fibronectin

G Efthymiou, A Saint, M Ruff, Z Rekad, D Ciais… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Normal tissue homeostasis and architecture restrain tumor growth. Thus, for a tumor to
develop and spread, malignant cells must overcome growth-repressive inputs from …

[HTML][HTML] Optical microscopy and the extracellular matrix structure: a review

JJA Poole, LB Mostaço-Guidolin - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biological tissues are not uniquely composed of cells. A substantial part of their volume is
extracellular space, which is primarily filled by an intricate network of macromolecules …

[HTML][HTML] The functional role of extracellular matrix proteins in cancer

NV Popova, M Jücker - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Extracellular matrix is a three-dimensional network of macromolecules that
provide structural and biochemical support to surrounding cells. Extracellular matrix plays a …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor-associated extracellular matrix: how to be a potential aide to anti-tumor immunotherapy?

Y He, T Liu, S Dai, Z Xu, L Wang, F Luo - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The development of cancer immunotherapy, particularly immune checkpoint blockade
therapy, has made major breakthroughs in the therapy of cancers. However, less than one …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics of pre-metastatic niche: the landscape of molecular and cellular pathways

H Wang, J Pan, L Barsky, JC Jacob, Y Zheng… - Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Metastasis is a major contributor to cancer-associated deaths. It involves complex
interactions between primary tumorigenic sites and future metastatic sites. Accumulation …