Extracellular matrix remodeling in tumor progression and immune escape: from mechanisms to treatments

Z Yuan, Y Li, S Zhang, X Wang, H Dou, X Yu, Z Zhang… - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
The malignant tumor is a multi-etiological, systemic and complex disease characterized by
uncontrolled cell proliferation and distant metastasis. Anticancer treatments including …

[HTML][HTML] Tunable hybrid hydrogels with multicellular spheroids for modeling desmoplastic pancreatic cancer

M Ermis, N Falcone, NR De Barros, M Mecwan… - Bioactive Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The tumor microenvironment consists of diverse, complex etiological factors. The matrix
component of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) plays an important role not only in …

Combination treatment of T1-44, a PRMT5 inhibitor with Vactosertib, an inhibitor of TGF-β signaling, inhibits invasion and prolongs survival in a mouse model of …

E Hong, W Barczak, S Park, JS Heo, A Ooshima… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most lethal type of cancer and the third
leading cause of cancer death with the lowest 5-year survival rate. Heterogeneity, difficulty in …

Integration of pan-cancer single-cell and spatial transcriptomics reveals stromal cell features and therapeutic targets in tumor microenvironment

Y Du, J Shi, J Wang, Z Xun, Z Yu, H Sun, R Bao… - Cancer Research, 2024 - AACR
Stromal cells are physiologically essential components of the tumor microenvironment
(TME) that mediates tumor development and therapeutic resistance. Development of a …

[HTML][HTML] Vactosertib, TGF-β receptor I inhibitor, augments the sensitization of the anti-cancer activity of gemcitabine in pancreatic cancer

JE Lee, P Lee, YC Yoon, BS Han, S Ko, MS Park… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) exhibits a pronounced extracellular matrix
(ECM)-rich response, which is produced by an excessive amount of transforming growth …

An Optimized Method for LC–MS-Based Quantification of Endogenous Organic Acids: Metabolic Perturbations in Pancreatic Cancer

SK Jain, S Bansal, S Bansal, B Singh… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Accurate and reliable quantification of organic acids with carboxylic acid functional groups in
complex biological samples remains a major analytical challenge in clinical chemistry …

Integrative proteomics and n-glycoproteomics reveal the synergistic anti-tumor effects of aspirin-and gemcitabine-based chemotherapy on pancreatic cancer cells

X Li, R Kong, W Hou, J Cao, L Zhang, X Qian, L Zhao… - Cellular Oncology, 2024 - Springer
Objective and design Pancreatic cancer is a highly malignant tumor that is well known for its
poor prognosis. Based on glycosylation, we performed integrated quantitative N …

A pancreatic adenocarcinoma mimicking hepatoid carcinoma of uncertain histogenesis: A case report and literature review

A Iliesiu, RV Toma, AM Ciongariu… - Oncology …, 2023 - spandidos-publications.com
In rare cases, metastatic adenocarcinomas of different origin may exhibit the features of
hepatoid carcinoma (HC), a rare malignant epithelial tumor, most commonly occurring in the …

Targeting Tumor Microenvironment Akt Signaling Represents a Potential Therapeutic Strategy for Aggressive Thyroid Cancer

S Mirshahidi, IJ Yuan, A Simental, SC Lee… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Effects of the tumor microenvironment (TME) stromal cells on progression in thyroid cancer
are largely unexplored. Elucidating the effects and underlying mechanisms may facilitate the …

Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Gastrointestinal Cancer: From a Basic to a Clinical Approach

S Gurzu, I Jung - Gastrointestinal Cancers: An Interdisciplinary Approach, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Since 1968, when Betty Hay first described the concept of epithelial-mesenchymal
transition (EMT), over 54,000 articles have been published on this topic in the Medline and …