Biology, vulnerabilities and clinical applications of circulating tumour cells

A Ring, BD Nguyen-Sträuli, A Wicki, N Aceto - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
In recent years, exceptional technological advances have enabled the identification and
interrogation of rare circulating tumour cells (CTCs) from blood samples of patients, leading …

The extracellular matrix modulates the metastatic journey

FB Kai, AP Drain, VM Weaver - Developmental cell, 2019 - cell.com
The extracellular matrix is perturbed in tumors. The tumor matrix promotes the growth,
survival, and invasion of the cancer and modifies fibroblast and immune cell behavior to …

Intratumoral immunotherapy using platelet-cloaked nanoparticles enhances antitumor immunity in solid tumors

B Bahmani, H Gong, BT Luk, KJ Haushalter… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Intratumoral immunotherapy is an emerging modality for the treatment of solid tumors. Toll-
like receptor (TLR) agonists have shown promise for eliciting immune responses, but …

[HTML][HTML] Aspirin promotes RSL3-induced ferroptosis by suppressing mTOR/SREBP-1/SCD1-mediated lipogenesis in PIK3CA-mutant colorectal cancer

H Chen, Q Qi, N Wu, Y Wang, Q Feng, R Jin, L Jiang - Redox Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Ferroptosis, a new form of regulated cell death triggered by the iron-dependent peroxidation
of phospholipids, is associated with cellular metabolism, redox homeostasis, and various …

Platelets and extracellular vesicles and their cross talk with cancer

S Lazar, LE Goldfinger - Blood, The Journal of the American …, 2021 - ashpublications.org
Platelets play significant and varied roles in cancer progression, as detailed throughout this
review series, via direct interactions with cancer cells and by long-range indirect interactions …

Common Pathophysiology in Cancer, Atrial Fibrillation, Atherosclerosis, and Thrombosis: JACC: CardioOncology State-of-the-Art Review

O Leiva, D AbdelHameid, JM Connors, CP Cannon… - Cardio Oncology, 2021 - jacc.org
Cardiovascular disease and cancer are the 2 leading causes of death worldwide. Emerging
evidence suggests common mechanisms between cancer and cardiovascular disease …

Platelet TLR4-ERK5 axis facilitates NET-mediated capturing of circulating tumor cells and distant metastasis after surgical stress

J Ren, J He, H Zhang, Y Xia, Z Hu, P Loughran, T Billiar… - Cancer research, 2021 - AACR
Surgical removal of malignant tumors is a mainstay in controlling most solid cancers.
However, surgical insult also increases the risk of tumor recurrence and metastasis. Tissue …

Patrolling the vascular borders: platelets in immunity to infection and cancer

F Gaertner, S Massberg - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2019 - nature.com
Platelets are small anucleate cellular fragments that are released by megakaryocytes and
safeguard vascular integrity through a process termed 'haemostasis'. However, platelets …

Platelet glycoprotein VI promotes metastasis through interaction with cancer cell–derived galectin-3

E Mammadova-Bach, J Gil-Pulido… - Blood, The Journal …, 2020 - ashpublications.org
Increasing evidence suggests that platelets play a predominant role in colon and breast
cancer metastasis, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain elusive. Glycoprotein …

Lessons to learn from tumor-educated platelets

HG Roweth, EM Battinelli - Blood, The Journal of the American …, 2021 - ashpublications.org
Platelets have long been known to play important roles beyond hemostasis and thrombosis.
Now recognized as a bona fide mediator of malignant disease, platelets influence various …