Cancer and aging: two tightly interconnected biological processes

L Berben, G Floris, H Wildiers, S Hatse - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary As life expectancy is increasing, the older population is rapidly growing.
However, older patients with cancer are still underrepresented in clinical trials, making …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor microenvironment and cellular senescence: Understanding therapeutic resistance and harnessing strategies

H Liu, H Zhao, Y Sun - Seminars in Cancer Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a major contributor to cancer malignancy including
development of therapeutic resistance, a process mediated in part through intercellular …

[HTML][HTML] Combination of palbociclib with navitoclax based-therapies enhances in vivo antitumoral activity in triple-negative breast cancer

A Estepa-Fernández, A García-Fernández… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a very aggressive subtype of breast cancer with a
poor prognosis and limited effective therapeutic options. Induction of senescence, arrest of …

Cellular senescence: a double-edged sword in cancer therapy

S Xiao, D Qin, X Hou, L Tian, Y Yu, R Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Over the past few decades, cellular senescence has been identified in cancer patients
undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Senescent cells are generally characterized by …

CDK4/6 inhibitors induce breast cancer senescence with enhanced anti‐tumor immunogenic properties compared with DNA‐damaging agents

DH Lee, M Imran, JH Choi, YJ Park, YH Kim… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Since therapy‐induced senescence (TIS) can either support or inhibit cancer progression,
identifying which types of chemotherapeutic agents can produce the strongest anti‐tumor …

Therapy-induced stromal senescence promoting aggressiveness of prostate and ovarian cancer

E Pardella, E Pranzini, I Nesi, M Parri, P Spatafora… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cancer progression is supported by the cross-talk between tumor cells and the surrounding
stroma. In this context, senescent cells in the tumor microenvironment contribute to the …

Senescence-induced chemoresistance in triple negative breast cancer and evolution-based treatment strategies

A Chakrabarty, S Chakraborty, R Bhattacharya… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is classically treated with combination
chemotherapies. Although, initially responsive to chemotherapies, TNBC patients frequently …

Metronomic and single high-dose paclitaxel treatments produce distinct heterogenous chemoresistant cancer cell populations

C Mejia Peña, TA Skipper, J Hsu, I Schechter… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
More than 75% of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) patients experience disease recurrence
after initial treatment, highlighting our incomplete understanding of how chemoresistant …

Senescence of tumor cells in anticancer therapy—Beneficial and detrimental effects

WM Piskorz, M Cechowska-Pasko - International journal of molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cellular senescence process results in stable cell cycle arrest, which prevents cell
proliferation. It can be induced by a variety of stimuli including metabolic stress, DNA …

Doxorubicin-induced senescence in normal fibroblasts promotes in vitro tumour cell growth and invasiveness: The role of Quercetin in modulating these processes

E Bientinesi, M Lulli, M Becatti, S Ristori… - Mechanisms of Ageing …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ageing is a complex biological phenomenon representing the major risk factor for
developing age-related diseases, such as cardiovascular pathologies, neurodegenerative …