The tumour microenvironment in pancreatic cancer—clinical challenges and opportunities

WJ Ho, EM Jaffee, L Zheng - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2020 - nature.com
Metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal solid tumours
despite the use of multi-agent conventional chemotherapy regimens. Such poor outcomes …

Targeting FAK in anticancer combination therapies

JC Dawson, A Serrels, DG Stupack… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is both a non-receptor tyrosine kinase and an adaptor protein
that primarily regulates adhesion signalling and cell migration, but FAK can also promote …

Emerging functions of IL-33 in homeostasis and immunity

GK Dwyer, LM D'Cruz… - Annual review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Our understanding of the functions of the IL-1 superfamily cytokine and damage-associated
molecular pattern IL-33 continues to evolve with our understanding of homeostasis and …

FAK in cancer: from mechanisms to therapeutic strategies

HH Chuang, YY Zhen, YC Tsai, CH Chuang… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK), a non-receptor tyrosine kinase, is overexpressed and
activated in many cancer types. FAK regulates diverse cellular processes, including growth …

Targeting focal adhesion kinase in cancer cells and the tumor microenvironment

JM Murphy, YAR Rodriguez, K Jeong… - … & molecular medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is an integrin-associated protein tyrosine kinase that is
frequently overexpressed in advanced human cancers. Recent studies have demonstrated …

The roles of nuclear focal adhesion kinase (FAK) on Cancer: a focused review

J Zhou, Q Yi, L Tang - Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, 2019 - Springer
FAK is a tyrosine kinase overexpressed in cancer cells and plays an important role in the
progression of tumors to a malignant phenotype. Except for its typical role as a cytoplasmic …

FAK signaling in cancer-associated fibroblasts promotes breast cancer cell migration and metastasis by exosomal miRNAs-mediated intercellular communication

HJ Wu, M Hao, SK Yeo, JL Guan - Oncogene, 2020 - nature.com
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are activated fibroblasts that constitute the major
components of tumor microenvironment (TME) and play crucial roles in tumor development …

Oncogenic KRAS-dependent stromal interleukin-33 directs the pancreatic microenvironment to promote tumor growth

KL Donahue, HR Watkoske, P Kadiyala, W Du… - Cancer …, 2024 - aacrjournals.org
Pancreatic cancer is characterized by an extensive fibroinflammatory microenvironment.
During carcinogenesis, normal stromal cells are converted to cytokine-high cancer …

Focal adhesion kinase: from biological functions to therapeutic strategies

X Tan, Y Yan, B Song, S Zhu, Q Mei, K Wu - Experimental Hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK), a nonreceptor cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase, is a vital
participant in primary cellular functions, such as proliferation, survival, migration, and …

FAK activity sustains intrinsic and acquired ovarian cancer resistance to platinum chemotherapy

CJ Diaz Osterman, D Ozmadenci, EG Kleinschmidt… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Gene copy number alterations, tumor cell stemness, and the development of platinum
chemotherapy resistance contribute to high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) …