Tumor microenvironment complexity and therapeutic implications at a glance

By Roghayyeh Baghban, L. Roshangar, Rana Jahanban-Esfahlan, K. Seidi, Abbas Ebrahimi-Kalan, M. Jaymand, S. Kolahian, Tahereh Javaheri, Peyman Zare. Cell Communication and Signaling, 2020

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The dynamic interactions of cancer cells with their microenvironment consisting of stromal cells (cellular part) and extracellular matrix (ECM) components (non-cellular) is essential to stimulate the heterogeneity of cancer cell, clonal evolution and to increase the multidrug resistance ending in cancer cell progression and metastasis. The reciprocal cell-cell/ECM interaction and tumor cell hijacking of non-malignant cells force stromal cells to lose their function and acquire new phenotypes that promote development and invasion of tumor cells. Understanding the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms governing these interactions can be used as a novel strategy to indirectly disrupt cancer cell interplay and contribute to the development of efficient and safe therapeutic strategies to fight cancer. Furthermore, the tumor-derived circulating materials can also be used as cancer diagnostic tools to precisely predict and monitor the outcome of therapy. This review evaluates such potentials in various advanced cancer models, with a focus on 3D systems as well as lab-on-chip devices. CrkSwiS3n3u2qrY4n_t2ne Video abstract Video abstract

Subfields: Cancer Research, Immunology, Oncology

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