Aspects of the tumor microenvironment involved in immune resistance and drug resistance

K Khalaf, D Hana, JTT Chou, C Singh… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a complex and ever-changing “rogue organ”
composed of its own blood supply, lymphatic and nervous systems, stroma, immune cells …

The dark side of fibroblasts: cancer-associated fibroblasts as mediators of immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment

L Monteran, N Erez - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are prominent components of the microenvironment in
most types of solid tumors, and were shown to facilitate cancer progression by supporting …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts in tumor microenvironment–Accomplices in tumor malignancy

Z Liao, ZW Tan, P Zhu, NS Tan - Cellular immunology, 2019 - Elsevier
There is much cellular heterogeneity in the tumor microenvironment. The tumor epithelia
and stromal cells co-evolve, and this reciprocal relationship dictates almost every step of …

Next frontier in tumor immunotherapy: macrophage-mediated immune evasion

Y Qiu, T Chen, R Hu, R Zhu, C Li, Y Ruan, X Xie… - Biomarker research, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), at the core of immunosuppressive cells
and cytokines networks, play a crucial role in tumor immune evasion. Increasing evidences …

Nanomaterials for cancer immunotherapy

W Song, SN Musetti, L Huang - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
Cancer immunotherapy is quickly growing to be the fourth most important cancer therapy,
after surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. Immunotherapy is the most promising …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering nanoparticles for targeted remodeling of the tumor microenvironment to improve cancer immunotherapy

S Gao, D Yang, Y Fang, X Lin, X Jin, Q Wang… - Theranostics, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Owing to the fast-paced growth and cross-infiltration of oncology, immunology and
molecular biology, tumor immunotherapy technology represented by immune checkpoint …

Current limitations and novel perspectives in pancreatic cancer treatment

S Robatel, M Schenk - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This review article presents a synopsis of the key clinical developments,
their limitations, and future perspectives in the treatment of pancreatic cancer. In the first part …

Breast cancer tumor stroma: cellular components, phenotypic heterogeneity, intercellular communication, prognostic implications and therapeutic opportunities

N Eiro, LO Gonzalez, M Fraile, S Cid, J Schneider… - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Although the mechanisms underlying the genesis and progression of breast cancer are
better understood than ever, it is still the most frequent malignant tumor in women and one of …

Basophil recruitment into tumor-draining lymph nodes correlates with Th2 inflammation and reduced survival in pancreatic cancer patients

L De Monte, S Wörmann, E Brunetto, S Heltai… - Cancer research, 2016 - AACR
In pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDAC), lymphoid infiltrates, comprised mainly of Th2
cells, predict a poor survival outcome in patients. IL4 signaling has been suggested to …

Crucial biological functions of CCL7 in cancer

Y Liu, Y Cai, L Liu, Y Wu, X Xiong - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
Abstract Chemokine (CC motif) ligand 7 (CCL7), a CC chemokine, is a chemotactic factor
and attractant for various kinds of leukocytes, including monocytes and neutrophils. CCL7 is …