Chronic inflammation generated by the tumor microenvironment is known to drive cancer
initiation, proliferation, progression, metastasis, and therapeutic resistance. The tumor …

Curcumin is a naturally occurring nutraceutical compound with a number of therapeutic and
biological activities such as antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, anti‐diabetic, antitumor, and …

JAK-STAT signalling is a cornerstone to cancer progression, either as a tumour intrinsic
driver of cancer growth/metastasis, or as a modulator of immune surveillance. This Special …

Cytokines are soluble proteins secreted by immune cells that act as molecular messengers
relaying instructions and mediating various functions performed by the cellular counterparts …

To date, a large number of synthetic drugs have been developed for the treatment and
prevention of different disorders, such as neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes mellitus …

Tumor biopsy is often not available or difficult to obtain in patients with solid tumors.
Investigation of the peripheral immune system allows for in-depth and dynamic profiling of …

Although the established ELISA-based sensing platforms have many benefits, the
importance of cytokine and cancer biomarkers detection for point-of-care diagnostics has …

Metastatic dissemination represents a hallmark of cancer that is responsible for the high
mortality rate. Recently, emerging evidence demonstrates a time-series event—pre …

Over the past two decades, cancer stem cells (CSCs) have emerged as an immensely
studied and experimental topic, however a wide range of questions concerning the topic still …

Background The prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer is related to early detection.
However, commonly used screening markers lack sensitivity and specificity. In this study, we …