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 …

The basics of epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT): A study from a structure, dynamics, and functional perspective

V Das, S Bhattacharya… - Journal of cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a key step in transdifferentiation process in solid
cancer development. Forthcoming evidence suggest that the stratified program transforms …

Biology of breast cancer in young women

HA Azim, AH Partridge - Breast cancer research, 2014 - Springer
Breast cancer arising at a young age is relatively uncommon, particularly in the developed
world. Several studies have demonstrated that younger patients often experience a more …

Dissecting tumor growth: the role of cancer stem cells in drug resistance and recurrence

B Aramini, V Masciale, G Grisendi, F Bertolini, M Maur… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer is one of the most debated problems all over the world. Cancer
stem cells are considered responsible of tumor initiation, metastasis, drug resistance, and …

Cancer stem cells: the promise and the potential

JA Ajani, S Song, HS Hochster, IB Steinberg - Seminars in oncology, 2015 - Elsevier
Despite the advancement of treatment modalities, many cancer patients experience tumor
recurrence and metastasis at regional or distant sites. Evolving understanding of tumor …

Targeting EMT in cancer: opportunities for pharmacological intervention

FM Davis, TA Stewart, EW Thompson… - Trends in …, 2014 - cell.com
The spread of cancer cells to distant organs represents a major clinical challenge in the
treatment of cancer. Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) has emerged as a key …

Top notch targeting strategies in cancer: a detailed overview of recent insights and current perspectives

G Moore, S Annett, L McClements, T Robson - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Evolutionarily conserved Notch plays a critical role in embryonic development and cellular
self-renewal. It has both tumour suppressor and oncogenic activity, the latter of which is …

Notch signalling in breast development and cancer

A Edwards, K Brennan - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The Notch signalling pathway is a highly conserved developmental signalling pathway, with
vital roles in determining cell fate during embryonic development and tissue homeostasis …

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition and breast cancer

Y Wu, M Sarkissyan, JV Vadgama - Journal of clinical medicine, 2016 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and distant site metastasis is the main
cause of death in breast cancer patients. There is increasing evidence supporting the role of …

Breast cancer spheroids reveal a differential cancer stem cell response to chemotherapeutic treatment

DS Reynolds, KM Tevis, WA Blessing, YL Colson… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
An abnormal multicellular architecture is a defining characteristic of breast cancer and, yet,
most in vitro tumor models fail to recapitulate this architecture or accurately predict in vivo …