Extracellular matrix in the tumor microenvironment and its impact on cancer therapy

E Henke, R Nandigama, S Ergün - Frontiers in molecular biosciences, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Solid tumors are complex organ-like structures that consist not only of tumor cells but also of
vasculature, extracellular matrix (ECM), stromal, and immune cells. Often, this tumor …

Reshaping the tumor stroma for treatment of pancreatic cancer

C Vennin, KJ Murphy, JP Morton, TR Cox, M Pajic… - Gastroenterology, 2018 - Elsevier
Pancreatic cancer is accompanied by a fibrotic reaction that alters interactions between
tumor cells and the stroma to promote tumor progression. Consequently, strategies to target …

Nanoparticle-mediated TRPV1 channel blockade amplifies cancer thermo-immunotherapy via heat shock factor 1 modulation

T Li, S Jiang, Y Zhang, J Luo, M Li, H Ke… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The survival of malignant tumors is highly dependent on their intrinsic self-defense pathways
such as heat shock protein (HSP) during cancer therapy. However, precisely dismantling …

Time-dependent changes in risk of progression during use of bevacizumab for ovarian cancer

S Takamatsu, H Nakai, K Yamaguchi… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Although bevacizumab has been used in the treatment of ovarian cancer, its
optimal use is unknown. Objective To investigate time-dependent changes in the outcomes …

Inhibition of platelet GPVI induces intratumor hemorrhage and increases efficacy of chemotherapy in mice

J Volz, E Mammadova-Bach… - Blood, The Journal …, 2019 - ashpublications.org
Maintenance of tumor vasculature integrity is indispensable for tumor growth and thus
affects tumor progression. Previous studies have identified platelets as major regulators of …

LOX-catalyzed collagen stabilization is a proximal cause for intrinsic resistance to chemotherapy

L Rossow, S Veitl, S Vorlová, JK Wax, AE Kuhn… - Oncogene, 2018 - nature.com
The potential of altering the tumor ECM to improve drug response remains fairly unexplored.
To identify targets for modification of the ECM aiming to improve drug response and …

Dual‐channel theranostic system for quantitative self‐indication and low‐temperature synergistic therapy of cancer

C Wang, S Chen, F Yu, J Lv, R Zhao, F Hu, H Yuan - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A conventional theranostic system usually employs a single fluorescence channel to show
the pharmacokinetic events, which usually fails to quantitatively reveal the true cumulative …

TME-related biomimetic strategies against cancer

C Peng, Y Xu, J Wu, D Wu, L Zhou… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The tumor microenvironment (TME) plays an important role in various stages of tumor
generation, metastasis, and evasion of immune monitoring and treatment. TME targeted …

The roles and limitations of bevacizumab in the treatment of ovarian cancer

H Nakai, N Matsumura - International journal of clinical oncology, 2022 - Springer
Bevacizumab, an anti-VEGF antibody, targets mainly tumor blood vessels and exerts a
cytostatic antitumor effect. In primary ovarian cancer, bevacizumab is used for 15 months …

Hypoxia-induced cancer cell reprogramming: a review on how cancer stem cells arise

GM Abd, MC Laird, JC Ku, Y Li - Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cancer stem cells are a subset of cells within the tumor that possess the ability to self-renew
as well as differentiate into different cancer cell lineages. The exact mechanisms by which …