Cross-talk between cancer stem cells and immune cells: potential therapeutic targets in the tumor immune microenvironment

B Wu, X Shi, M Jiang, H Liu - Molecular Cancer, 2023 - Springer
Ongoing research has revealed that the existence of cancer stem cells (CSCs) is one of the
biggest obstacles in the current cancer therapy. CSCs make an influential function in tumor …

Cancer stemness meets immunity: from mechanism to therapy

P Chen, WH Hsu, J Han, Y Xia, RA DePinho - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are self-renewing cells that facilitate tumor initiation, promote
metastasis, and enhance cancer therapy resistance. Transcriptomic analyses across many …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer stem cells in immunoregulation and bypassing anti-checkpoint therapy

E Rouzbahani, J Majidpoor, S Najafi… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tumor microenvironment (TME) takes critical roles in tumor resistance to immune checkpoint
inhibitors (ICIs) including anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1) or anti-programmed death-ligand …

[HTML][HTML] The prognostic value of tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes in pancreatic cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Orhan, RP Vogelsang, MB Andersen… - European journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Importance Tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) have previously been found to
influence patient prognosis in other gastrointestinal cancers, for instance in colorectal …

Therapeutic resistance of pancreatic cancer: Roadmap to its reversal

S Yu, C Zhang, KP Xie - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pancreatic cancer is a lethal disease with limited opportunity for resectable surgery as the
first choice for cure due to its late diagnosis and early metastasis. The desmoplastic stroma …

Hypoxia-driven effects in cancer: characterization, mechanisms, and therapeutic implications

R Shi, C Liao, Q Zhang - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hypoxia, a common feature of solid tumors, greatly hinders the efficacy of conventional
cancer treatments such as chemo-, radio-, and immunotherapy. The depletion of oxygen in …

[HTML][HTML] Immune evasion by cancer stem cells

H Tsuchiya, G Shiota - Regenerative Therapy, 2021 - Elsevier
Tumor immunity represents a new avenue for cancer therapy. Immune checkpoint inhibitors
have successfully improved outcomes in several tumor types. In addition, currently, immune …

The immune landscape of human pancreatic ductal carcinoma: key players, clinical implications, and challenges

M Muller, V Haghnejad, M Schaefer, G Gauchotte… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most aggressive
and deadliest cancer worldwide, with an overall survival (OS) rate, all stages combined, of …

CD73 acts as a prognostic biomarker and promotes progression and immune escape in pancreatic cancer

Q Chen, N Pu, H Yin, J Zhang, G Zhao… - Journal of cellular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
CD73 is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)‐anchored protein that attenuates tumour
immunity via cooperating with CD39 to generate immunosuppressive adenosine. Therefore …

Targeting of the tumor immune microenvironment by metformin

Z Wu, C Zhang, M Najafi - Journal of cell communication and signaling, 2022 - Springer
Stimulating antitumor immunity is an attractive idea for suppressing tumors. CD4+ and CD8+
T cells as well as natural killer cells (NK) are the primary antitumor immune cells in the tumor …