Angiogenic signaling pathways and anti-angiogenic therapy for cancer

ZL Liu, HH Chen, LL Zheng, LP Sun… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels, is a complex and dynamic process
regulated by various pro-and anti-angiogenic molecules, which plays a crucial role in tumor …

The role of hypoxia in the tumor microenvironment and development of cancer stem cell: a novel approach to developing treatment

A Emami Nejad, S Najafgholian, A Rostami… - Cancer Cell …, 2021 - Springer
Hypoxia is a common feature of solid tumors, and develops because of the rapid growth of
the tumor that outstrips the oxygen supply, and impaired blood flow due to the formation of …

Molecular mechanisms of tumor resistance to radiotherapy

Y Wu, Y Song, R Wang, T Wang - Molecular Cancer, 2023 - Springer
Background Cancer is the most prevalent cause of death globally, and radiotherapy is
considered the standard of care for most solid tumors, including lung, breast, esophageal …

[HTML][HTML] Hypoxia-modified cancer cell metabolism

W Al Tameemi, TP Dale, RMK Al-Jumaily… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
While oxygen is critical to the continued existence of complex organisms, extreme levels of
oxygen within a system, known as hypoxia (low levels of oxygen) and hyperoxia (excessive …

CSC radioresistance: a therapeutic challenge to improve radiotherapy effectiveness in cancer

MA Olivares-Urbano, C Griñán-Lisón, JA Marchal… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Radiotherapy (RT) is a modality of oncologic treatment that can be used to treat
approximately 50% of all cancer patients either alone or in combination with other treatment …

[HTML][HTML] The role of cancer stem cells in radiation resistance

CR Arnold, J Mangesius, II Skvortsova… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cancer stem cells (CSC) are a distinct subpopulation within a tumor. They are able to self-
renew and differentiate and possess a high capability to repair DNA damage, exhibit low …

Akt-targeted therapy as a promising strategy to overcome drug resistance in breast cancer–A comprehensive review from chemotherapy to immunotherapy

PJ Kaboli, F Salimian, S Aghapour, S Xiang… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is the most frequently occurring cancer in women. Chemotherapy in
combination with immunotherapy has been used to treat breast cancer. Atezolizumab …

Potential mechanisms of action for vitamin C in cancer: reviewing the evidence

MCM Vissers, AB Das - Frontiers in physiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Whether vitamin C (ascorbate) has a role to play as an anti-cancer agent has been debated
for decades. Ascorbate has been used by cancer patients in an unregulated environment …

Breast cancer stem cells: Features, key drivers and treatment options

J Dittmer - Seminars in cancer biology, 2018 - Elsevier
The current view is that breast cancer is a stem cell disease characterized by the existence
of cancer cells with stem-like features and tumor-initiating potential. These cells are made …

Transcription factors in cancer development and therapy

K Vishnoi, N Viswakarma, A Rana, B Rana - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a multi-step process and requires constitutive expression/activation of
transcription factors (TFs) for growth and survival. Many of the TFs reported so far are critical …