Aspects of the tumor microenvironment involved in immune resistance and drug resistance

K Khalaf, D Hana, JTT Chou, C Singh… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a complex and ever-changing “rogue organ”
composed of its own blood supply, lymphatic and nervous systems, stroma, immune cells …

Targeting the tumour vasculature: from vessel destruction to promotion

S Guelfi, K Hodivala-Dilke, G Bergers - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2024 - nature.com
As angiogenesis was recognized as a core hallmark of cancer growth and survival, several
strategies have been implemented to target the tumour vasculature. Yet to date, attempts …

Molecular mechanisms and future implications of VEGF/VEGFR in cancer therapy

SA Patel, MB Nilsson, X Le, T Cascone, RK Jain… - Clinical Cancer …, 2023 - AACR
Angiogenesis, the sprouting of new blood vessels from existing vessels, is one of six known
mechanisms employed by solid tumors to recruit blood vessels necessary for their initiation …

Combination immunotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma

L Rimassa, RS Finn, B Sangro - Journal of Hepatology, 2023 - Elsevier
Single-agent immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have been tested in patients with
advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), leading to objective response rates of 15-20 …

[HTML][HTML] Targeted nanomedicines remodeling immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment for enhanced cancer immunotherapy

Y Xu, J Xiong, X Sun, H Gao - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer immunotherapy has significantly flourished and revolutionized the limited
conventional tumor therapies, on account of its good safety and long-term memory ability …

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 …

Anti-angiogenic agents—overcoming tumour endothelial cell anergy and improving immunotherapy outcomes

ZR Huinen, EJM Huijbers, JR van Beijnum… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Immune checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized medical oncology, although currently only
a subset of patients has a response to such treatment. A compelling body of evidence …

Anti-angiogenic therapy: current challenges and future perspectives

F Lopes-Coelho, F Martins, SA Pereira… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Anti-angiogenic therapy is an old method to fight cancer that aims to abolish the nutrient and
oxygen supply to the tumor cells through the decrease of the vascular network and the …

Enhancing cancer immunotherapy using antiangiogenics: opportunities and challenges

D Fukumura, J Kloepper, Z Amoozgar… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2018 - nature.com
Immunotherapy has emerged as a major therapeutic modality in oncology. Currently,
however, the majority of patients with cancer do not derive benefit from these treatments …

Angiogenesis as a hallmark of solid tumors-clinical perspectives

J Majidpoor, K Mortezaee - Cellular Oncology, 2021 - Springer
Background Angiogenesis is a key and early step in tumorigenesis, and is known as a
hallmark of solid tumors and a key promoter of tumor recurrence. Unlike normal tissue …