IL-6/JAK/STAT3 signaling in breast cancer metastasis: biology and treatment

SG Manore, DL Doheny, GL Wong, HW Lo - Frontiers in oncology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women. Metastasis is the primary
cause of mortality for breast cancer patients. Multiple mechanisms underlie breast cancer …

Tumor microenvironment and epithelial mesenchymal transition as targets to overcome tumor multidrug resistance

N Erin, J Grahovac, A Brozovic, T Efferth - Drug Resistance Updates, 2020 - Elsevier
It is well established that multifactorial drug resistance hinders successful cancer treatment.
Tumor cell interactions with the tumor microenvironment (TME) are crucial in epithelial …

Targeting the IL-6/JAK/STAT3 signalling axis in cancer

DE Johnson, RA O'Keefe, JR Grandis - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract The IL-6/JAK/STAT3 pathway is aberrantly hyperactivated in many types of cancer,
and such hyperactivation is generally associated with a poor clinical prognosis. In the …

CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing: a new approach for overcoming drug resistance in cancer

M Vaghari-Tabari, P Hassanpour… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
The CRISPR/Cas9 system is an RNA-based adaptive immune system in bacteria and
archaea. Various studies have shown that it is possible to target a wide range of human …

Roles for macrophage-polarizing interleukins in cancer immunity and immunotherapy

K Mortezaee, J Majidpoor - Cellular Oncology, 2022 - Springer
Macrophages are the most abundant and one of the most critical cells of tumor immunity.
They provide a bridge between innate and adaptive immunity through releasing cytokines …

Targeting the interplay between cancer fibroblasts, mesenchymal stem cells, and cancer stem cells in desmoplastic cancers

TS Chan, Y Shaked, KK Tsai - Frontiers in oncology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Malignant tumors are highly heterogeneous and likely contain a subset of cancer cells
termed cancer stem cells (CSCs). CSCs exist in a dynamic equilibrium with their …

IL6 receptor blockade enhances chemotherapy efficacy in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

KB Long, G Tooker, E Tooker, SL Luque, JW Lee… - Molecular cancer …, 2017 - AACR
Inflammation mediated by activation of JAK/STAT signaling is a major cause of
chemotherapy resistance in cancer. We studied the impact of selectively blocking the IL6 …

STAT3 signaling in breast cancer: multicellular actions and therapeutic potential

SQ To, RS Dmello, AK Richards, M Ernst, AL Chand - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Many signaling pathways are overactive in breast cancer, and among
them is the STAT3 signaling pathway. STAT3 is activated by secreted factors within the …

TNF-α is a potential therapeutic target to overcome sorafenib resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma

W Tan, X Luo, W Li, J Zhong, J Cao, S Zhu, X Chen… - …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background The role of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) in targeted therapy for
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains largely unknown. The current study aimed to …

HER2 signaling and breast cancer stem cells: The bridge behind HER2-positive breast cancer aggressiveness and therapy refractoriness

SM Pupa, F Ligorio, V Cancila, A Franceschini… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Breast cancer (BC) is not a single disease, but a group of different tumors,
and altered HER2 expression defines a particularly aggressive subtype. Although HER2 …