Targeting the tumor stroma for cancer therapy

M Xu, T Zhang, R Xia, Y Wei, X Wei - Molecular cancer, 2022 - Springer
Tumors are comprised of both cancer cells and surrounding stromal components. As an
essential part of the tumor microenvironment, the tumor stroma is highly dynamic …

The tumour microenvironment in pancreatic cancer—clinical challenges and opportunities

WJ Ho, EM Jaffee, L Zheng - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2020 - nature.com
Metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal solid tumours
despite the use of multi-agent conventional chemotherapy regimens. Such poor outcomes …

Fibroblasts as immune regulators in infection, inflammation and cancer

S Davidson, M Coles, T Thomas, G Kollias… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
In chronic infection, inflammation and cancer, the tissue microenvironment controls how
local immune cells behave, with tissue-resident fibroblasts emerging as a key cell type in …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts: an emerging target of anti-cancer immunotherapy

T Liu, C Han, S Wang, P Fang, Z Ma, L Xu… - Journal of hematology & …, 2019 - Springer
Among all the stromal cells that present in the tumor microenvironment, cancer-associated
fibroblasts (CAFs) are one of the most abundant and critical components of the tumor …

[HTML][HTML] The dark side of fibroblasts: cancer-associated fibroblasts as mediators of immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment

L Monteran, N Erez - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are prominent components of the microenvironment in
most types of solid tumors, and were shown to facilitate cancer progression by supporting …

Role of cancer‐associated fibroblast subpopulations in immune infiltration, as a new means of treatment in cancer

R Mhaidly, F Mechta‐Grigoriou - Immunological reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The tumor microenvironment (TME) has been identified as one of the driving factors of tumor
progression and invasion. Within this microenvironment, cancer‐associated fibroblasts …

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 …

Cancer‐associated fibroblasts: Key players in shaping the tumor immune microenvironment

M Desbois, Y Wang - Immunological reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer immunotherapies have rapidly changed the therapeutic landscape for cancer.
Nevertheless, most of the patients show innate or acquired resistance to these therapies …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts and resistance to anticancer therapies: status, mechanisms, and countermeasures

B Feng, J Wu, B Shen, F Jiang, J Feng - Cancer Cell International, 2022 - Springer
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are critical components of the tumor microenvironment
(TME) with diverse functions such as extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling, modulation of …

[HTML][HTML] Fibroblast activation protein-α as a target in the bench-to-bedside diagnosis and treatment of tumors: a narrative review

L Xin, J Gao, Z Zheng, Y Chen, S Lv, Z Zhao… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Fibroblast activation protein-α (FAP) is a type II integral serine protease that is specifically
expressed by activated fibroblasts. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in the tumor stroma …