Hallmarks of cancer: new dimensions

D Hanahan - Cancer discovery, 2022 - AACR
The hallmarks of cancer conceptualization is a heuristic tool for distilling the vast complexity
of cancer phenotypes and genotypes into a provisional set of underlying principles. As …

Escape from senescence: molecular basis and therapeutic ramifications

K Evangelou, K Belogiannis… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cellular senescence constitutes a stress response mechanism in reaction to a plethora of
stimuli. Senescent cells exhibit cell‐cycle arrest and altered function. While cell‐cycle …

[HTML][HTML] Co-targeting BCL-XL and BCL-2 by PROTAC 753B eliminates leukemia cells and enhances efficacy of chemotherapy by targeting senescent cells

Y Jia, L Han, CL Ramage, Z Wang, CC Weng… - …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract BCL-X L and BCL-2 are key anti-apoptotic proteins and validated cancer targets.
753B is a novel BCL-X L/BCL-2 proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) that targets both …

Hypoxia as a potential inducer of immune tolerance, tumor plasticity and a driver of tumor mutational burden: Impact on cancer immunotherapy

R Abou Khouzam, B Janji, J Thiery, RF Zaarour… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2023 - Elsevier
In cancer patients, immune cells are often functionally compromised due to the
immunosuppressive features of the tumor microenvironment (TME) which contribute to the …

A transcriptomic pan-cancer signature for survival prognostication and prediction of immunotherapy response based on endothelial senescence

Z Wu, B Uhl, O Gires, CA Reichel - Journal of Biomedical Science, 2023 - Springer
Background The microvascular endothelium inherently controls nutrient delivery, oxygen
supply, and immune surveillance of malignant tumors, thus representing both biological …

An untapped window of opportunity for glioma: targeting therapy-induced senescence prior to recurrence

C Riviere-Cazaux, LP Carlstrom, BJ Neth… - npj Precision …, 2023 - nature.com
High-grade gliomas are primary brain tumors that are incredibly refractory long-term to
surgery and chemoradiation, with no proven durable salvage therapies for patients that have …

A multi-omics integrative approach unravels novel genes and pathways associated with senescence escape after targeted therapy in NRAS mutant melanoma

V Gureghian, H Herbst, I Kozar, K Mihajlovic… - Cancer gene …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Therapy Induced Senescence (TIS) leads to sustained growth arrest of cancer cells.
The associated cytostasis has been shown to be reversible and cells escaping senescence …

A four-cell-senescence-regulator-gene prognostic index verified by genome-wide CRISPR can depict the tumor microenvironment and guide clinical treatment of …

JX Sun, CQ Liu, JZ Xu, Y An, MY Xu, XY Zhong… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Bladder cancer (BCa) is the 10th most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide, and cellular
senescence is defined as a state of permanent cell cycle arrest and considered to play …

Nutritional niches of cancer therapy-induced senescent cells

À Llop-Hernández, S Verdura, E Cuyàs, JA Menendez - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Therapy-induced senescence (TIS) is a state of stable proliferative arrest of both normal and
neoplastic cells that is triggered by exposure to anticancer treatments. TIS cells acquire a …

Pancreatic cancer tumor microenvironment is a major therapeutic barrier and target

C Hartupee, BM Nagalo, CY Chabu, MZ Tesfay… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is projected to become the 2nd leading cause of
cancer-related deaths in the United States. Limitations in early detection and treatment …