Breast cancer heterogeneity and its implication in personalized precision therapy

L Guo, D Kong, J Liu, L Zhan, L Luo, W Zheng… - … hematology & oncology, 2023 - Springer
Breast cancer heterogeneity determines cancer progression, treatment effects, and
prognosis. However, the precise mechanism for this heterogeneity remains unknown owing …

Stromal cells in the tumor microenvironment: accomplices of tumor progression?

Y Zhao, M Shen, L Wu, H Yang, Y Yao, Q Yang… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is made up of cells and extracellular matrix (non-cellular
component), and cellular components include cancer cells and non-malignant cells such as …

Cancer-associated adipocytes: key players in breast cancer progression

Q Wu, B Li, Z Li, J Li, S Sun, S Sun - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2019 - Springer
Adipocytes are one of the primary stromal cells in many tissues, and they are considered to
play an active role in the tumor microenvironment. Cancer-associated adipocytes (CAAs) …

The obesity-breast cancer link: a multidisciplinary perspective

EN Devericks, MS Carson, LE McCullough… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2022 - Springer
Obesity, exceptionally prevalent in the USA, promotes the incidence and progression of
numerous cancer types including breast cancer. Complex, interacting metabolic and …

EMT and inflammation: inseparable actors of cancer progression

M Suarez‐Carmona, J Lesage, D Cataldo… - Molecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Tumors can be depicted as wounds that never heal, and are infiltrated by a large array of
inflammatory and immune cells. Tumor‐associated chronic inflammation is a hallmark of …

STAT3 activation-induced fatty acid oxidation in CD8+ T effector cells is critical for obesity-promoted breast tumor growth

C Zhang, C Yue, A Herrmann, J Song, C Egelston… - Cell metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
Although obesity is known to be critical for cancer development, how obesity negatively
impacts antitumor immune responses remains largely unknown. Here, we show that …

Tumor microenvironment components: Allies of cancer progression

PIR Franco, AP Rodrigues, LB de Menezes… - … -Research and Practice, 2020 - Elsevier
Cancer is a disease that affects millions of individuals worldwide and has a great impact on
public health. Therefore, the study of tumor biology and an understanding of how the …

Cancer-associated adipocytes: emerging supporters in breast cancer

C Zhao, M Wu, N Zeng, M Xiong, W Hu, W Lv… - Journal of Experimental …, 2020 - Springer
Breast cancer (BC) is a malignant breast tumor confronted with high invasion, metastasis
and recurrence rate, and adipocytes are the largest components in breast tissue. The …

The characteristics of tumor microenvironment in triple negative breast cancer

Y Fan, S He - Cancer Management and Research, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a special subtype of breast cancer, accounting for
10–20% of breast cancers with high intrinsic heterogeneity. Its unique immune …

Immunometabolic rewiring in tumorigenesis and anti-tumor immunotherapy

X Lian, K Yang, R Li, M Li, J Zuo, B Zheng, W Wang… - Molecular Cancer, 2022 - Springer
Cellular metabolism constitutes a fundamental process in biology. During tumor initiation
and progression, each cellular component in the cancerous niche undergoes dramatic …