ReviewCell death & disease2022
Cancer-associated fibroblasts in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
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149 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 170 citations in OpenAlex.
- Vitamin D and Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma-A Review of a Complicated Relationship.Nutrients · 2024Pooled it
- Motixafortide, cemiplimab, gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel in metastatic pancreatic cancer: a single-arm phase 2 study with single-cell correlatives.Nature communications · 2026Trial
- Spatial proteomic profiling elucidates immune determinants of neoadjuvant chemo-immunotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.Oncogene · 2024Trial
- Periductal Fibroblast Density Defines Lymphocyte Exclusion via a CD44-Dependent Stromal Checkpoint in Pancreatic Cancer.Cancer immunology research · 2026Article
- Enzyme-mediated remodeling of the extracellular matrix and glycocalyx to enhance immunotherapy in solid tumors.Bioengineering & translational medicine · 2026Review
- Spatial Configuration of Pancreatic Cancer Is Associated with Disease Recurrence after Neoadjuvant Therapy and Curative-Intent Resection.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026Article
- Microarray chip to fabricate 3D PDAC heterospheroids with architectural organization towards tumor invasion and chemoresistance study.Microsystems & nanoengineering · 2026Article
- Desmoplasia and therapeutic resistance in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.Cancer letters · 2026Review
- Exploratory Multi-Platform Bioinformatic Analysis of MEAK7 and Its Molecular, Survival, and Immune Associations in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Progress in the application ofAnnals of nuclear medicine · 2026Review
- Transposable elements and homotypic niches drive immune dynamics and resistance in melanoma epigenetic-based immunotherapy.Science advances · 2026Article
- Myofibroblastic CAF and Malignant Ductal Cell Crosstalk Drives Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Progression in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma via THBS2-SDC/Integrin Axes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Harnessing Tumor-Specific Transcript Diversity Uncovers a Shared Neoantigen Reservoir for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.MedComm · 2026Article
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- ADA2-Functionalized OMVs Remodel the Tumor Microenvironment in Pancreatic Cancer.Pharmaceutics · 2026Article
- Copper homeostasis and cuproptosis rewire the tumor microenvironment: mechanisms, immune modulation, and therapeutic opportunities.Journal of hematology & oncology · 2026Review
- Bioengineering advances in pancreatic cancer organoids for reproducible tumor microenvironment modeling.iScience · 2026Review
- Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Promote Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Classical to Basal Subtype Shift in Pancreatic Cancer.Cancer research · 2026Article
- Photodynamic Priming and Minocycline Overcome Chemoresistance by Reprogramming the Pancreatic Tumor Immune Microenvironment In Vivo.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
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Abstract
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a lethal cancer with a prominent extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition and poor prognosis. High levels of ECM proteins derived from tumour cells reduce the efficacy of conventional cancer treatment paradigms and contribute to tumour progression and metastasis. As abundant tumour-promoting cells in the ECM, cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are promising targets for novel anti-tumour interventions. Nonetheless, related clinical trials are hampered by the lack of specific markers and elusive differences between CAF subtypes. Here, we review the origins and functional diversity of CAFs and show how they create a tumour-promoting milieu, focusing on the crosstalk between CAFs, tumour cells, and immune cells in the tumour microenvironment. Furthermore, relevant clinical advances and potential therapeutic strategies relating to CAFs are discussed.
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