Cancer progression and the invisible phase of metastatic colonization

CA Klein - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Metastatic dissemination occurs very early in the malignant progression of a cancer but the
clinical manifestation of metastases often takes years. In recent decades, 5-year survival of …

Understanding the bone in cancer metastasis

J Fornetti, AL Welm, SA Stewart - Journal of Bone and Mineral …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The bone is the third most common site of metastasis for a wide range of solid tumors
including lung, breast, prostate, colorectal, thyroid, gynecologic, and melanoma, with 70% of …

Inhibition of post-surgery tumour recurrence via a hydrogel releasing CAR-T cells and anti-PDL1-conjugated platelets

Q Hu, H Li, E Archibong, Q Chen, H Ruan… - Nature biomedical …, 2021 - nature.com
The immunosuppressive microenvironment of solid tumours reduces the antitumour activity
of chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T cells). Here, we show that the release—through …

Hyperprogressive disease: recognizing a novel pattern to improve patient management

S Champiat, R Ferrara, C Massard, B Besse… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 monoclonal antibodies have substantially improved the overall
survival of a subset of patients across multiple solid tumour types, but other patients can …

Surgery for cancer: a trigger for metastases

S Tohme, RL Simmons, A Tsung - Cancer research, 2017 - AACR
Surgery is a crucial intervention and provides a chance of cure for patients with cancer. The
perioperative period is characterized by an increased risk for accelerated growth of …

Engineered PLGA microparticles for long-term, pulsatile release of STING agonist for cancer immunotherapy

X Lu, L Miao, W Gao, Z Chen, KJ McHugh… - Science translational …, 2020 - science.org
Activation of the stimulator of interferon gene (STING) pathway within the tumor
microenvironment has been shown to generate a strong antitumor response. Although local …

In situ activation of platelets with checkpoint inhibitors for post-surgical cancer immunotherapy

C Wang, W Sun, Y Ye, Q Hu, HN Bomba… - Nature Biomedical …, 2017 - nature.com
Cancer recurrence after surgical resection remains a significant challenge in cancer therapy.
Platelets, which accumulate in wound sites and interact with circulating tumour cells (CTCs) …

Microenvironmental regulation of therapeutic response in cancer

F Klemm, JA Joyce - Trends in cell biology, 2015 - cell.com
The tumor microenvironment (TME) not only plays a pivotal role during cancer progression
and metastasis but also has profound effects on therapeutic efficacy. In the case of …

Hallmarks of cancer: the next generation

D Hanahan, RA Weinberg - cell, 2011 - cell.com
The hallmarks of cancer comprise six biological capabilities acquired during the multistep
development of human tumors. The hallmarks constitute an organizing principle for …

Functional electrospun fibers for local therapy of cancer

J Zhao, W Cui - Advanced Fiber Materials, 2020 - Springer
Despite great efforts and advancement in the treatment of cancer, tumor recurrence and
metastasis remain significant challenges and demand novel therapy strategies. Recently …