Targeting the tumor stroma for cancer therapy

M Xu, T Zhang, R Xia, Y Wei, X Wei - Molecular Cancer, 2022 - Springer
Tumors are comprised of both cancer cells and surrounding stromal components. As an
essential part of the tumor microenvironment, the tumor stroma is highly dynamic …

Tumor-associated macrophages in cancer: recent advancements in cancer nanoimmunotherapies

N Kumari, SH Choi - Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, 2022 - Springer
Cancer immunotherapy has emerged as a novel cancer treatment, although recent
immunotherapy trials have produced suboptimal outcomes, with durable responses seen …

Combination of anti-angiogenic therapy and immune checkpoint blockade normalizes vascular-immune crosstalk to potentiate cancer immunity

WS Lee, H Yang, HJ Chon, C Kim - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Cancer immunotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has revolutionized the
treatment of advanced cancers. However, the tumor microenvironment (TME) functions as a …

VEGF in signaling and disease: beyond discovery and development

RS Apte, DS Chen, N Ferrara - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
The discovery of vascular endothelial-derived growth factor (VEGF) has revolutionized our
understanding of vasculogenesis and angiogenesis during development and physiological …

Enhancing cancer immunotherapy using antiangiogenics: opportunities and challenges

D Fukumura, J Kloepper, Z Amoozgar… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2018 - nature.com
Immunotherapy has emerged as a major therapeutic modality in oncology. Currently,
however, the majority of patients with cancer do not derive benefit from these treatments …

Human tumor-associated macrophage and monocyte transcriptional landscapes reveal cancer-specific reprogramming, biomarkers, and therapeutic targets

L Cassetta, S Fragkogianni, AH Sims, A Swierczak… - Cancer cell, 2019 - cell.com
The roles of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and circulating monocytes in human
cancer are poorly understood. Here, we show that monocyte subpopulation distribution and …

New insights into antiangiogenic therapy resistance in cancer: Mechanisms and therapeutic aspects

M Huang, Y Lin, C Wang, L Deng, M Chen… - Drug resistance …, 2022 - Elsevier
Angiogenesis is a hallmark of cancer and is required for tumor growth and progression.
Antiangiogenic therapy has been revolutionarily developing and was approved for the …

Monocyte heterogeneity and functions in cancer

CE Olingy, HQ Dinh, CC Hedrick - Journal of leukocyte biology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Monocytes are innate immune cells of the mononuclear phagocyte system that have
emerged as important regulators of cancer development and progression. Our …

Consensus guidelines for the use and interpretation of angiogenesis assays

P Nowak-Sliwinska, K Alitalo, E Allen, A Anisimov… - Angiogenesis, 2018 - Springer
The formation of new blood vessels, or angiogenesis, is a complex process that plays
important roles in growth and development, tissue and organ regeneration, as well as …

Normalizing function of tumor vessels: progress, opportunities, and challenges

JD Martin, G Seano, RK Jain - Annual review of physiology, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Abnormal blood and lymphatic vessels create a hostile tumor microenvironment
characterized by hypoxia, low pH, and elevated interstitial fluid pressure. These …