Targeting cancer cell dormancy

A Recasens, L Munoz - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2019 - cell.com
Cancer cell dormancy is a process whereby cells enter reversible cell cycle arrest, termed
quiescence. Quiescence is essential for cancer cells to acquire additional mutations, to …

Signaling pathways and steroid receptors modulating estrogen receptor α function in breast cancer

R Siersbæk, S Kumar, JS Carroll - Genes & development, 2018 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Estrogen receptor α (ER) is the major driver of∼ 75% of breast cancers, and multiple ER
targeting drugs are routinely used clinically to treat patients with ER+ breast cancer …

ICAM1 initiates CTC cluster formation and trans-endothelial migration in lung metastasis of breast cancer

R Taftaf, X Liu, S Singh, Y Jia, NK Dashzeveg… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Circulating tumor cell (CTC) clusters mediate metastasis at a higher efficiency and are
associated with lower overall survival in breast cancer compared to single cells. Combining …

Mechanisms of metastatic tumor dormancy and implications for cancer therapy

CM Neophytou, TC Kyriakou… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Metastasis, a multistep process during which tumor cells disseminate to secondary organs,
represents the main cause of death for cancer patients. Metastatic dormancy is a late stage …

Autophagy and cancer dormancy

Y Akkoc, N Peker, A Akcay, D Gozuacik - Frontiers in oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Metastasis and relapse account for the great majority of cancer-related deaths. Most
metastatic lesions are micro metastases that have the capacity to remain in a non-dividing …

Regulation of metastatic tumor dormancy and emerging opportunities for therapeutic intervention

V Tamamouna, E Pavlou, CM Neophytou… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cancer recurrence and metastasis, following successful treatment, constitutes a critical
threat in clinical oncology and are the leading causes of death amongst cancer patients …

Metabolic features of tumor dormancy: Possible therapeutic strategies

E Pranzini, G Raugei, ML Taddei - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Tumor recurrence still represents a major clinical challenge for cancer
patients. Cancer cells may undergo a dormant state for long times before re-emerging. Both …

Cancer stem cells (CSCs), circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and their interplay with cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs): a new world of targets and treatments

B Aramini, V Masciale, C Arienti, M Dominici, F Stella… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The world of small molecules in solid tumors as cancer stem cells (CSCs),
circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) continues to be …

Tumor dormancy: implications for invasion and metastasis

G Gomatou, N Syrigos, IA Vathiotis… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tumor dormancy refers to a critical stage of cancer development when tumor cells are
present, but cancer does not progress. It includes both the concept of cellular dormancy …

Clinical management and biology of tumor dormancy in breast cancer

S Werner, I Heidrich, K Pantel - Seminars in Cancer Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Clinical tumor dormancy is specified as an extended latency period between removal of the
primary tumor and subsequent relapse in a cancer patient who has been clinically disease …