Cancer cell plasticity during tumor progression, metastasis and response to therapy

A Pérez-González, K Bévant, C Blanpain - Nature cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Cell plasticity represents the ability of cells to be reprogrammed and to change their fate and
identity, enabling homeostasis restoration and tissue regeneration following damage. Cell …

Pathological angiogenesis: mechanisms and therapeutic strategies

AC Dudley, AW Griffioen - Angiogenesis, 2023 - Springer
In multicellular organisms, angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels from pre-
existing ones, is an essential process for growth and development. Different mechanisms …

Diffuse glioma heterogeneity and its therapeutic implications

JG Nicholson, HA Fine - Cancer discovery, 2021 - AACR
Diffuse gliomas represent a heterogeneous group of universally lethal brain tumors
characterized by minimally effective genotype-targeted therapies. Recent advances have …

Hallmarks of cancer—the new testament

SS Senga, RP Grose - Open biology, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Diagnosis and treatment of disease demand a sound understanding of the underlying
mechanisms, determining any Achilles' heel that can be targeted in effective therapies …

Cancer stem cells as key drivers of tumour progression

AZ Ayob, TS Ramasamy - Journal of biomedical science, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are subpopulations of cancer cells sharing
similar characteristics as normal stem or progenitor cells such as self-renewal ability and …

Microenvironmental regulation of tumour angiogenesis

M De Palma, D Biziato, TV Petrova - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2017 - nature.com
Tumours display considerable variation in the patterning and properties of angiogenic blood
vessels, as well as in their responses to anti-angiogenic therapy. Angiogenic programming …

Understanding tumour endothelial cell heterogeneity and function from single-cell omics

Q Zeng, M Mousa, AS Nadukkandy, L Franssens… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Anti-angiogenic therapies (AATs) are used to treat different types of cancers. However, their
success is limited owing to insufficient efficacy and resistance. Recently, single-cell omics …

Multidimensional communication in the microenvirons of glioblastoma

ML Broekman, SLN Maas, ER Abels… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Glioblastomas are heterogeneous and invariably lethal tumours. They are characterized by
genetic and epigenetic variations among tumour cells, which makes the development of …

Shaping the brain vasculature in development and disease in the single-cell era

T Wälchli, J Bisschop, P Carmeliet, G Zadeh… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The CNS critically relies on the formation and proper function of its vasculature during
development, adult homeostasis and disease. Angiogenesis—the formation of new blood …

Macrophages and microglia: the cerberus of glioblastoma

A Buonfiglioli, D Hambardzumyan - Acta neuropathologica …, 2021 - Springer
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive and deadliest of the primary brain tumors,
characterized by malignant growth, invasion into the brain parenchyma, and resistance to …