Targeting cancer stem cell pathways for cancer therapy

L Yang, P Shi, G Zhao, J Xu, W Peng, J Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Since cancer stem cells (CSCs) were first identified in leukemia in 1994, they have been
considered promising therapeutic targets for cancer therapy. These cells have self-renewal …

Breast cancer lung metastasis: Molecular biology and therapeutic implications

L Jin, B Han, E Siegel, Y Cui, A Giuliano… - Cancer biology & …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Distant metastasis accounts for the vast majority of deaths in patients with cancer. Breast
cancer exhibits a distinct metastatic pattern commonly involving bone, liver, lung, and brain …

Hedgehog signaling: from basic biology to cancer therapy

F Wu, Y Zhang, B Sun, AP McMahon, Y Wang - Cell chemical biology, 2017 - cell.com
The Hedgehog (HH) signaling pathway was discovered originally as a key pathway in
embryonic patterning and development. Since its discovery, it has become increasingly …

Hedgehog pathway inhibitors as targeted cancer therapy and strategies to overcome drug resistance

NM Nguyen, J Cho - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hedgehog (Hh) signaling is a highly conserved pathway that plays a vital role during
embryonic development. Recently, uncontrolled activation of this pathway has been …

Mechanisms of Hedgehog pathway activation in cancer and implications for therapy

SJ Scales, FJ de Sauvage - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2009 - cell.com
The Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway regulates body patterning and organ development
during embryogenesis. In adults the Hh pathway is mainly quiescent, with the exception of …

Hedgehog signaling in cancer: a prospective therapeutic target for eradicating cancer stem cells

IN Sari, LTH Phi, N Jun, YT Wijaya, S Lee, HY Kwon - Cells, 2018 - mdpi.com
The Hedgehog (Hh) pathway is a signaling cascade that plays a crucial role in many
fundamental processes, including embryonic development and tissue homeostasis …

Hedgehog signaling: modulation of cancer properies and tumor mircroenvironment

A Hanna, LA Shevde - Molecular cancer, 2016 - Springer
Cancer poses a serious health problem in society and is increasingly surpassing
cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of mortality in the United States. Current …

Hedgehog beyond medulloblastoma and basal cell carcinoma

S Teglund, R Toftgård - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2010 - Elsevier
The Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway is of central importance during embryo development
in metazoans and governs a diverse array of processes including cell proliferation …

The hedgehog signaling pathway: a viable target in breast cancer?

P Bhateja, M Cherian, S Majumder, B Ramaswamy - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
The hedgehog (Hh) pathway plays a key role in embryonic development and stem cell
programs. Deregulation of the Hh pathway is a key driver of basal cell carcinoma, and …

Cancer stem cells regulate cancer-associated fibroblasts via activation of hedgehog signaling in mammary gland tumors

G Valenti, HM Quinn, GJJE Heynen, L Lan, JD Holland… - Cancer research, 2017 - AACR
Many tumors display intracellular heterogeneity with subsets of cancer stem cells (CSC) that
sustain tumor growth, recurrence, and therapy resistance. Cancer-associated fibroblasts …