ReviewBiomolecules2020
Emerging Concepts of Hybrid Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Cancer Progression.
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89 citing papers in PubMed, 108 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Plasticity of Non-Apoptotic Residual Tumor Cells After Neoadjuvant Immunochemotherapy: Epigenetic and Microenvironmental Determinants.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- Epithelial-mesenchymal transition is associated with altered immune composition and cytotoxic function in triple-negative breast cancer.Breast cancer research : BCR · 2026Article
- Epithelial-Mesenchymal Plasticity in Cancer: Transcriptional Regulation, Biomarker Challenges, and Emerging Therapeutic Opportunities.Cell biochemistry and function · 2026Review
- TRIM32-mediated ABI2 downregulation promotes anoikis resistance and metastasis by regulating EMT in lung adenocarcinoma.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2026Article
- The "Hit-and-Run" legacy: epigenetic locking and the survival switch in H. pylori-associated gastric cancer.Cell death discovery · 2026Review
- Pancreatic Cancer-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles Remodel Hepatic Pre-Metastatic Niche via Hybrid Epithelial-Mesenchymal States.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Hallmarks of epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity in cancer.Molecular cancer · 2026Review
- Hyperglycaemia-Induced Metabolic Stress Promotes EMT-Driven Therapeutic Resistance in Cancer: Evidence of a Deleterious Feed-Forward Cycle.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Clinicopathological and Prognostic Implications of Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition-Related Immunohistochemical Markers in Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Dual Role of LBH589 in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Inhibition of Tumor Growth and Enhancement of Antitumor Immunity.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- EMT and cell cycle control invadopodia and metastasis in breast cancer via Filip1L.Research square · 2026Article
- Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition as a central driver of tumor cell plasticity.Nature cancer · 2026Review
- Regulatory network and spatial modeling reveal cooperative mechanisms of resistance and immune escape in ER+ breast cancer.BMC cancer · 2026Article
- Single-nucleus RNA sequencing identifies a novel tenogenic heterologous differentiation in endometrial carcinosarcomas: implications for diagnosis and tumor classification.The Journal of pathology · 2026Article
- Partial-EMT in oral squamous cell carcinoma: molecular circuitry and clinical translation.International journal of oral science · 2026Review
- A Novel Partial EMT-Associated Transcriptomic Signature for Prognostic Stratification in Ovarian Cancer.Oncology research · 2026Article
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Abstract
Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a complex process through which epithelial (E) cells lose their adherens junctions, transform into mesenchymal (M) cells and attain motility, leading to metastasis at distant organs. Nowadays, the concept of EMT has shifted from a binary phase of interconversion of pure E to M cells and vice versa to a spectrum of E/M transition states preferably coined as hybrid/partial/intermediate EMT. Hybrid EMT, being a plastic transient state, harbours cells which co-express both E and M markers and exhibit high tumourigenic properties, leading to stemness, metastasis, and therapy resistance. Several preclinical and clinical studies provided the evidence of co-existence of E/M phenotypes. Regulators including transcription factors, epigenetic regulators and phenotypic stability factors (PSFs) help in maintaining the hybrid state. Computational and bioinformatics approaches may be excellent for identifying new factors or combinations of regulatory elements that govern the different EMT transition states. Therapeutic intervention against hybrid E/M cells, though few, may evolve as a rational strategy against metastasis and drug resistance. This review has attempted to present the recent advancements on the concept and regulation of the process of hybrid EMT which generates hybrid E/M phenotypes, evidence of intermediate EMT in both preclinical and clinical setup, impact of partial EMT on promoting tumourigenesis, and future strategies which might be adapted to tackle this phenomenon.
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