ReviewExpert opinion on therapeutic targets2013
Targeting TGF-β signaling in cancer.
Review in Expert opinion on therapeutic targets, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 128 papers.
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128 citing papers in PubMed, 212 citations in OpenAlex.
- Identification and biological evaluation of benzimidazole-based compounds as novel TGFβR1 inhibitors.Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry · 2026Article
- Epithelial-mesenchymal transition and cancer-associated fibroblasts in tumor progression and therapy resistance: mechanistic convergence and therapeutic opportunities.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026Review
- TGF-beta inhibitors in cancer therapy: a review of the TGF-beta signal transduction pathway and current developments.EXCLI journal · 2026Review
- STC1 promotes colorectal cancer invasion and migration by regulating M2 macrophage polarization via TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Genetic, Epidemiological, Clinical, and Therapeutic Trajectories in Colon and Rectal Cancers.Cancers · 2025Review
- Emerging Biomarkers in Urological Cancers: Angiogenesis and Damage-Associated Molecular Pattern Signaling.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Medicinal Chemistry Strategies in Targeting TGF-βR1 Kinase Domain: Unveiling Insights into Inhibitor Structure-Activity Relationship (SAR).Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Targeting BMP-1 enhances anti-tumoral effects of doxorubicin in metastatic mammary cancer: common and distinct features of TGF-β inhibition.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2025Article
- Therapeutic targeting of TGF-β in lung cancer.The FEBS journal · 2025Review
- Variable Gene Copy Number in Cancer-Related Pathways Is Associated With Cancer Prevalence Across Mammals.Molecular biology and evolution · 2025Article
- Exploring TGF-β Signaling in Cancer Progression: Prospects and Therapeutic Strategies.OncoTargets and therapy · 2025Review
- Dual signaling pathways of TGF-β superfamily cytokines in hepatocytes: balancing liver homeostasis and disease progression.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- Deciphering the Tumor Microenvironment in Prostate Cancer: A Focus on the Stromal Component.Cancers · 2024Review
- Pediatric cancer-pathology and microenvironment influence: a perspective into osteosarcoma and non-osteogenic mesenchymal malignant neoplasms.Discover oncology · 2024Review
- Gas-Phase Fractionation Data-Independent Acquisition Analysis of 3D Cocultured Spheroid Tumor Model Reveals Altered Translational Processes and Signaling Using Proteomics.Journal of proteome research · 2024Article
- Progression of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance to multiple myeloma is associated with enhanced translational quality control and overall loss of surface antigens.Journal of translational medicine · 2024Article
- Pirfenidone inhibits TGF-β1-induced metabolic reprogramming during epithelial-mesenchymal transition in non-small cell lung cancer.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2024Article
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- Exosomes in Bone Cancer: Unveiling their Vital Role in Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Therapeutic Advancements.Journal of Cancer · 2024Review
- KMT2D links TGF-β signaling to noncanonical activin pathway and regulates pancreatic cancer cell plasticity.International journal of cancer · 2023Article
68 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionThe transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling pathway has a pivotal role in tumor suppression and yet, paradoxically, in tumor promotion. Functional context dependent insights into the TGF-β pathway are crucial in developing TGF-β-based therapeutics for cancer. AREAS COVERED: This review discusses the molecular mechanism of the TGF-β pathway and describes the different ways of tumor suppression by TGF-β. It is then explained how tumors can evade these effects and how TGF-β contributes to further growing and spreading of some of the tumors. In the last part of the review, the data on targeting TGF-β pathway for cancer treatment is assessed. This review focuses on anti-TGF-β based treatment and other options targeting activated pathways in tumors where the TGF-β tumor suppressor pathway is lost. Pre-clinical as well up to date results of the most recent clinical trials are given. EXPERT OPINION: Targeting the TGF-β pathway can be a promising direction in cancer treatment. However, several challenges still exist, the most important are differentiating between the carcinogenic effects of TGF-β and its other physiological roles, and delineating the tumor suppressive versus the tumor promoting roles of TGF-β in each specific tumor. Future studies are needed in order to find safer and more effective TGF-β-based drugs.
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