ReviewSignal transduction and targeted therapy2020
Beyond just a tight fortress: contribution of stroma to epithelial-mesenchymal transition in pancreatic cancer.
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142 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 183 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Changes in Tissue Fluidity Predict Tumor Aggressiveness In Vivo.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2023Pooled it
- Mechanisms of obesity- and diabetes mellitus-related pancreatic carcinogenesis: a comprehensive and systematic review.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2023Pooled it
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- Surface-engineered milk-derived extracellular vesicles enable oral miRNA therapy against immunosuppressive pancreatic cancer.Materials today. Bio · 2026Article
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- Chitosan-PEG Nanoparticles for Co-Delivery of Paclitaxel and KRAS G12D-Directed siRNA to Pancreatic Cancer Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- A Compact, Standalone & Battery-Powered 3D Organoid-on-Chip System with Programmable Flow Control.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Immune-driven stromal inflammation in pancreatic cancer within a microfluidic platform.Biofabrication · 2026Article
- Pregabalin enhances the proliferative potential of pancreatic cancer in vitro but not in mice with pancreatic cancer.BMC pharmacology & toxicology · 2026Article
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- The Lysosome-Cathepsin Axis in Pancreatic Cancer: Mechanisms of Stromal Remodeling, Immune Evasion, and Therapy Resistance.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- A Vascular Invasion-Related Gene Signature Identifies NUP35 as a Driver of Angiogenesis and Poor Prognosis in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.Biomedicines · 2026Article
- Pancreatic tumor microenvironment reprogramming via alloantigen-expressing virotherapy elicits tumor rejection and improves immunotherapy response.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2026Article
- Pancreatic cancer EMT‑targeted therapy: Molecular mechanisms and clinical translation (Review).International journal of oncology · 2026Review
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Abstract
Novel effective treatment is direly needed for patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Therapeutics that target the driver mutations, especially the KRAS oncoprotein and its effector cascades, have been ineffective. It is increasing clear that the extensive fibro-inflammatory stroma (or desmoplasia) of PDAC plays an active role in the progression and therapeutic resistance of PDAC. The desmoplastic stroma is composed of dense extracellular matrix (ECM) deposited mainly by the cancer-associated-fibroblasts (CAFs) and infiltrated with various types of immune cells. The dense ECM functions as a physical barrier that limits tumor vasculatures and distribution of therapeutics to PDAC cells. In addition, mounting evidence have demonstrated that both CAFs and ECM promote PDAC cells aggressiveness through multiple mechanisms, particularly engagement of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) program. Acquisition of a mesenchymal-like phenotype renders PDAC cells more invasive and resistant to therapy-induced apoptosis. Here, we critically review seminal and recent articles on the signaling mechanisms by which each stromal element promotes EMT in PDAC. We discussed the experimental models that are currently employed and best suited to study EMT in PDAC, which are instrumental in increasing the chance of successful clinical translation.
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