Tumor microenvironment in pancreatic cancer pathogenesis and therapeutic resistance

MH Sherman, GL Beatty - Annual Review of Pathology …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) features a prominent stromal microenvironment
with remarkable cellular and spatial heterogeneity that meaningfully impacts disease …

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 …

Pancreatic cancer stroma: an update on therapeutic targeting strategies

AN Hosein, RA Brekken, A Maitra - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2020 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality in
the Western world with limited therapeutic options and dismal long-term survival. The …

Chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer

S Zeng, M Pöttler, B Lan, R Grützmann… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), generally known as pancreatic cancer (PC),
ranks the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the western world. While the …

The role of fibroblast activation protein in health and malignancy

AA Fitzgerald, LM Weiner - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2020 - Springer
Fibroblast activation protein-α (FAP) is a type-II transmembrane serine protease expressed
almost exclusively to pathological conditions including fibrosis, arthritis, and cancer. Across …

Inhibition of hedgehog signaling alters fibroblast composition in pancreatic cancer

NG Steele, G Biffi, SB Kemp, Y Zhang, D Drouillard… - Clinical Cancer …, 2021 - AACR
Purpose: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a deadly disease characterized by
an extensive fibroinflammatory stroma, which includes abundant cancer-associated …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts in gastrointestinal cancer

H Kobayashi, A Enomoto, SL Woods, AD Burt… - Nature reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
The tumour microenvironment, also termed the tumour stroma or tumour mesenchyme,
includes fibroblasts, immune cells, blood vessels and the extracellular matrix and …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

T Zhang, Y Ren, P Yang, J Wang, H Zhou - Cell Death & Disease, 2022 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a lethal cancer with a prominent extracellular
matrix (ECM) deposition and poor prognosis. High levels of ECM proteins derived from …

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: current and evolving therapies

A Adamska, A Domenichini, M Falasca - International journal of molecular …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), which constitutes 90% of pancreatic cancers, is
the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the world. Due to the broad …

Hedgehog/GLI signaling pathway: transduction, regulation, and implications for disease

AN Sigafoos, BD Paradise, ME Fernandez-Zapico - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The Hedgehog/GLI (Hh/GLI) pathway plays a major role during
development and it is commonly dysregulated in many diseases, including cancer. This …