The hypoxia-driven crosstalk between tumor and tumor-associated macrophages: mechanisms and clinical treatment strategies

R Bai, Y Li, L Jian, Y Yang, L Zhao, M Wei - Molecular Cancer, 2022 - Springer
Given that hypoxia is a persistent physiological feature of many different solid tumors and a
key driver for cancer malignancy, it is thought to be a major target in cancer treatment …

Tumor angiogenesis and anti-angiogenic strategies for cancer treatment

RI Teleanu, C Chircov, AM Grumezescu… - Journal of clinical …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Angiogenesis is the process through which novel blood vessels are formed from pre-existing
ones and it is involved in both physiological and pathological processes of the body …

Self-assembled peptide and protein nanostructures for anti-cancer therapy: Targeted delivery, stimuli-responsive devices and immunotherapy

M Delfi, R Sartorius, M Ashrafizadeh, E Sharifi, Y Zhang… - Nano Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Self-assembled peptides and proteins possess tremendous potential as targeted drug
delivery systems and key applications of these well-defined nanostructures reside in anti …

Emerging role of tumor cell plasticity in modifying therapeutic response

S Qin, J Jiang, Y Lu, EC Nice, C Huang… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Resistance to cancer therapy is a major barrier to cancer management. Conventional views
have proposed that acquisition of resistance may result from genetic mutations. However …

The tumor microenvironment in tumorigenesis and therapy resistance revisited

K Dzobo, DA Senthebane, C Dandara - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Tumors are not masses of cancer cells alone but made up of cancer cells,
other cells including fibroblasts, macrophages, endothelial cells, as well as secreted factors …

Communication between EMT and PD-L1 signaling: New insights into tumor immune evasion

Y Jiang, H Zhan - Cancer letters, 2020 - Elsevier
Immune checkpoint blockage has been considered a breakthrough in cancer treatment,
achieving encouraging anti-tumor effects in some advanced solid malignancies. However …

Immune escape: A critical hallmark in solid tumors

K Mortezaee - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Incapacitated immune system is a characteristic hallmark of solid tumors. Immune system
within a tumor undergoes an imbalance in cellular dispersion and functionality. Effector cells …

The role of tumor-stroma interactions in drug resistance within tumor microenvironment

Y Ni, X Zhou, J Yang, H Shi, H Li, X Zhao… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cancer cells resistance to various therapies remains to be a key challenge nowadays. For a
long time, scientists focused on tumor cells themselves for the mechanisms of acquired drug …

Roles of extracellular HSPs as biomarkers in immune surveillance and immune evasion

EA Taha, K Ono, T Eguchi - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Extracellular heat shock proteins (ex-HSPs) have been found in exosomes, oncosomes,
membrane surfaces, as well as free HSP in cancer and various pathological conditions, also …

Novel drugs with high efficacy against tumor angiogenesis

S Qi, S Deng, Z Lian, K Yu - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Angiogenesis is involved in physiological and pathological processes in the body. Tumor
angiogenesis is a key factor associated with tumor growth, progression, and metastasis …