Targeting signalling pathways and the immune microenvironment of cancer stem cells—a clinical update

JA Clara, C Monge, Y Yang, N Takebe - Nature reviews clinical …, 2020 - nature.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have important roles in tumour development, relapse and
metastasis; the intrinsic self-renewal characteristics and tumorigenic properties of these cells …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting the sonic hedgehog signaling pathway: review of smoothened and GLI inhibitors

TK Rimkus, RL Carpenter, S Qasem, M Chan, HW Lo - Cancers, 2016 - mdpi.com
The sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling pathway is a major regulator of cell differentiation, cell
proliferation, and tissue polarity. Aberrant activation of the Shh pathway has been shown in …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms underpinning sarcomas and implications for current and future therapy

V Damerell, MS Pepper, S Prince - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2021 - nature.com
Sarcomas are complex mesenchymal neoplasms with a poor prognosis. Their clinical
management is highly challenging due to their heterogeneity and insensitivity to current …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting the Hedgehog signaling pathway in cancer: beyond Smoothened

A Gonnissen, S Isebaert, K Haustermans - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
An essential role for Hedgehog (Hh) signaling in human cancer has been established
beyond doubt. At present, targeting Hh signaling has mainly been investigated with SMO …

Epithelial-to-mesenchymal and mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition in mesenchymal tumors: a paradox in sarcomas?

G Sannino, A Marchetto, T Kirchner, TGP Grünewald - Cancer research, 2017 - AACR
The epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a reversible process comprised of various
subprograms via which epithelial cells reduce their intercellular adhesions and proliferative …

[HTML][HTML] Reversion of methionine addiction of osteosarcoma cells to methionine independence results in loss of malignancy, modulation of the epithelial-mesenchymal …

Y Aoki, Q Han, Y Tome, J Yamamoto, Y Kubota… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Methionine addiction, a fundamental and general hallmark of cancer, known as the Hoffman
Effect, is due to altered use of methionine for increased and aberrant transmethylation …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging trends in the treatment of advanced basal cell carcinoma

MR Migden, ALS Chang, L Dirix, AJ Stratigos… - Cancer treatment …, 2018 - Elsevier
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most commonly diagnosed skin cancer worldwide. In most
patients, BCC can be effectively treated with standard surgical excision, Mohs micrographic …

Basal cell carcinoma pathogenesis and therapy involving hedgehog signaling and beyond

A Bakshi, SC Chaudhary, M Rana… - Molecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the skin is driven by aberrant hedgehog signaling. Thus
blocking this signaling pathway by small molecules such as vismodegib inhibits tumor …

Safety and tolerability of sonic hedgehog pathway inhibitors in cancer

RL Carpenter, H Ray - Drug Safety, 2019 - Springer
The hedgehog pathway, for which sonic hedgehog (Shh) is the most prominent ligand, is
highly conserved and is tightly associated with embryonic development in a number of …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro and in vivo inhibition of breast cancer cell growth by targeting the Hedgehog/GLI pathway with SMO (GDC-0449) or GLI (GANT-61) inhibitors

M Benvenuto, L Masuelli, E De Smaele, M Fantini… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Aberrant Hedgehog (Hh)/glioma-associated oncogene (GLI) signaling has been
implicated in cancer progression. Here, we analyzed GLI1, Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) and NF …