Metastasis

S Gerstberger, Q Jiang, K Ganesh - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Most cancer-associated deaths occur due to metastasis, yet our understanding of metastasis
as an evolving, heterogeneous, systemic disease and of how to effectively treat it is still …

Bacteria in cancer initiation, promotion and progression

G El Tekle, WS Garrett - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Cancer cells originate from a series of acquired genetic mutations that can drive their
uncontrolled cell proliferation and immune evasion. Environmental factors, including the …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary tryptophan metabolite released by intratumoral Lactobacillus reuteri facilitates immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment

MJ Bender, AC McPherson, CM Phelps, SP Pandey… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
The use of probiotics by cancer patients is increasing, including among those undergoing
immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment. Here, we elucidate a critical microbial-host …

Effect of the intratumoral microbiota on spatial and cellular heterogeneity in cancer

JL Galeano Niño, H Wu, KD LaCourse… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The tumour-associated microbiota is an intrinsic component of the tumour microenvironment
across human cancer types,. Intratumoral host–microbiota studies have so far largely relied …

Targeting the gut microbiota for cancer therapy

MR Fernandes, P Aggarwal, RGF Costa… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Growing evidence suggests that the gut microbiota modulates the efficacy and toxicity of
cancer therapy, most notably immunotherapy and its immune-related adverse effects. The …

Inflammation: the incubator of the tumor microenvironment

D Denk, FR Greten - Trends in Cancer, 2022 - cell.com
An inflammatory microenvironment, either conferred by an underlying chronic overt or
smoldering inflammatory condition constitutes a prerequisite and fuel to essentially all …

Intratumoral microbiota: roles in cancer initiation, development and therapeutic efficacy

L Yang, A Li, Y Wang, Y Zhang - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2023 - nature.com
Microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other eukaryotes, play critical roles in
human health. An altered microbiome can be associated with complex diseases …

Microbial peptides activate tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes in glioblastoma

R Naghavian, W Faigle, P Oldrati, J Wang… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Microbial organisms have key roles in numerous physiological processes in the human
body and have recently been shown to modify the response to immune checkpoint …

The intratumor mycobiome promotes lung cancer progression via myeloid-derived suppressor cells

NN Liu, CX Yi, LQ Wei, JA Zhou, T Jiang, CC Hu… - Cancer Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Although polymorphic microbiomes have emerged as hallmarks of cancer, far less is known
about the role of the intratumor mycobiome as living microorganisms in cancer progression …

Dual‐cascade responsive nanoparticles enhance pancreatic cancer therapy by eliminating tumor‐resident intracellular bacteria

X Kang, F Bu, W Feng, F Liu, X Yang, H Li… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The limited drug penetration and robust bacteria‐mediated drug inactivation in pancreatic
cancer result in the failure of chemotherapy. To fight against these issues, a dual‐cascade …