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 …

Signaling pathways in cancer-associated fibroblasts and targeted therapy for cancer

F Wu, J Yang, J Liu, Y Wang, J Mu, Q Zeng… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2021 - nature.com
To flourish, cancers greatly depend on their surrounding tumor microenvironment (TME),
and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in TME are critical for cancer occurrence and …

Improving head and neck cancer therapies by immunomodulation of the tumour microenvironment

AT Ruffin, H Li, L Vujanovic, DP Zandberg… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Targeted immunotherapy has improved patient survival in head and neck squamous cell
carcinoma (HNSCC), but less than 20% of patients produce a durable response to these …

Microenvironment-driven intratumoral heterogeneity in head and neck cancers: clinical challenges and opportunities for precision medicine

H Zaryouh, M Vara-Messler, J Vignau… - Drug Resistance …, 2022 - Elsevier
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) is among the most prevalent
cancer types worldwide. Despite multimodal therapeutic approaches that include surgical …

Mutant P53 in the formation and progression of the tumor microenvironment: friend or foe

ER Asl, D Rostamzadeh, PHG Duijf, S Mafi, B Mansoori… - Life sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
TP53 is the most frequently mutated gene in human cancer. It encodes the tumor suppressor
protein p53, which suppresses tumorigenesis by acting as a critical transcription factor that …

The importance of mitochondrial pyruvate carrier in cancer cell metabolism and tumorigenesis

A Ruiz-Iglesias, S Mañes - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The characteristic metabolic hallmark of cancer cells is the massive
catabolism of glucose by glycolysis, even under aerobic conditions—the so-called Warburg …

[HTML][HTML] Isolation and characterization of head and neck cancer-derived peritumoral and cancer-associated fibroblasts

J Zhou, S Schwenk-Zieger, G Kranz, C Walz… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) are characterized by strong cellular
and molecular heterogeneity and treatment resistance entailing poor survival. Besides cell …

[HTML][HTML] Immune checkpoint inhibitors as mediators for immunosuppression by cancer-associated fibroblasts: A comprehensive review

F Eskandari-Malayeri, M Rezaei - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a significant contributor to cancer progression
containing complex connections between cellular and chemical components and provides a …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts: implications for cancer therapy

A Maia, S Wiemann - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer-associated fibroblasts are important players of the tumour
microenvironment. They influence numerous processes during tumour development and …

Tumor-derived exosomes elicit cancer-associated fibroblasts shaping inflammatory tumor microenvironment in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

I Mito, H Takahashi, R Kawabata-Iwakawa, M Horikawa… - Oral Oncology, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives Exosome-mediated reciprocal crosstalk between tumor and stromal cells plays a
crucial role in tumor development and progression. This study investigated whether …