ReviewClinical and translational medicine2020
TGF-β signaling in liver metastasis.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.
- The impact of hepatic steatosis on outcomes of colorectal cancer patients with liver metastases: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Pooled it
- [Novel therapeutic strategies for liver metastases driven by the common microenvironment].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2026Review
- Micro-Organ Chip Deciphers Tumor-Derived G-CSF as Remote Commander of Lung Pre-Metastatic Niche via VEGFA-KDR Cascade.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- The liver talks back: NPY orchestrates attraction of cancer cells and CHK2-dependent clonogenicity in the metastatic niche.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Endothelial activation during the diapedesis of cancer cells: between the kiss of death and therapeutic breakthrough.Cellular & molecular biology letters · 2025Review
- Differences in Expression of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) Induction Genes TGF-Β Pathway Transition in Colorectal Cancer Patients Non-Metastatic and Metastatic.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2025Article
- T lymphocyte-based immune response and therapy in hepatocellular carcinoma: focus on TILs and CAR-T cells.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025Review
- Macrophages: Subtypes, Distribution, Polarization, Immunomodulatory Functions, and Therapeutics.MedComm · 2025Review
- Prkci promotes colorectal cancer metastasis by phosphorylating and stabilizing Tgfbr1 to activate TGF-β signaling.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2025Article
- Medicinal Chemistry Strategies in Targeting TGF-βR1 Kinase Domain: Unveiling Insights into Inhibitor Structure-Activity Relationship (SAR).Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- The lncRNA MIR181A1HG in extracellular vesicles derived from highly metastatic colorectal cancer cells promotes liver metastasis by remodeling the extracellular matrix and recruiting myeloid-derived suppressor cells.Cell & bioscience · 2025Article
- Dual signaling pathways of TGF-β superfamily cytokines in hepatocytes: balancing liver homeostasis and disease progression.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- A retrospective analysis exploring the association of pretreatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and immune checkpoint inhibitor outcomes in patients with advanced NSCLC and liver metastases.Therapeutic advances in medical oncology · 2025Article
- Serum EMMPRIN/CD147 promotes the lung pre-metastatic niche in a D2A1 mammary carcinoma mouse model.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- AMIGO2 characterizes cancer-associated fibroblasts in metastatic colon cancer and induces the release of paracrine active tumorigenic secretomes.The Journal of pathology · 2025Article
- Reprogramming tumor-associated macrophages with lipid nanosystems reduces PDAC tumor burden and liver metastasis.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2024Article
- RRM2 promotes liver metastasis of pancreatic cancer by stabilizing YBX1 and activating the TGF-beta pathway.iScience · 2024Article
- A robust statistical approach for finding informative spatially associated pathways.Briefings in bioinformatics · 2024Article
- New Insights into the Exosome-Induced Migration of Uveal Melanoma Cells and the Pre-Metastatic Niche Formation in the Liver.Cancers · 2024Article
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Abstract
The presence of liver metastases drastically worsens the prognosis of cancer patients. The liver is the second most prevalent metastatic site in cancer patients, but systemic therapeutic opportunities that target liver metastases are still limited. To aid the discovery of novel treatment options for metastatic liver disease, we provide insight into the cellular and molecular steps required for liver colonization. For successful colonization in the liver, adaptation of tumor cells and surrounding stroma is essential. This includes the formation of a pre-metastatic niche, the creation of a fibrotic and immune suppressive environment, angiogenesis, and adaptation of tumor cells. We illustrate that transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) is a central cytokine in all these processes. At last, we devise that future research should focus on TGF-β inhibitory strategies, especially in combination with immunotherapy. This promising systemic treatment strategy has potential to eliminate distant metastases as the efficacy of immunotherapy will be enhanced.
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