ReviewTrends in cancer2023
Beyond matrix stiffness: targeting force-induced cancer drug resistance.
Review in Trends in cancer, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 113 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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113 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The rise and evolution of cancer mechanobiology: a bibliometric trajectory of three decades of research.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Pooled it
- Mechanical cues of an interpenetrating polysaccharide matrix regulate self-assembly of collagen fibers.Science advances · 2026Article
- Desmoplasia and therapeutic resistance in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.Cancer letters · 2026Review
- Biofabrication and artificial intelligence strategies for investigating solid- and fluid-pressure mechanobiology in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.Cancer metastasis reviews · 2026Review
- Cancer drug response and resistance: molecular mechanisms and combating strategies.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2026Review
- Matrix Stiffness Directs Stemness Signatures in Breast Cancer.Advanced healthcare materials · 2026Article
- The role of ECM mechanics in cancer mechanotransduction through unraveling the molecular machinery of integrins, FAK, and YAP signaling.Cellular & molecular biology letters · 2026Review
- The mechano-immunological landscape in the tumor microenvironment: From mechanical sensing to a new therapeutic paradigm.Materials today. Bio · 2026Review
- Nanomaterials reshaping cancer radiotherapy: Radiosensitization mechanisms, delivery and theranostic platforms, multimodal synergy, and clinical translation strategies.Materials today. Bio · 2026Review
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- Unmasking the common enemy: drug resistance mechanisms across three different EGFR inhibitor generations are associated with co-targetable alterations in extracellular matrix signaling.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2026Article
- Transforming tumor microenvironments: nanotechnology and gene therapy in cellular signaling and epigenetic insight into chemo-resistance.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2026Review
- Transformative biomechanics and mechanobiology breakthroughs shaping the future of health and medicine.Innovation (Cambridge (Mass.)) · 2026Review
- YAP1-driven tumor-like cancer-associated fibroblasts modulate biomechanics of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.Journal of gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Disarming cancer resistance: FAK as a therapeutic target.Trends in cancer · 2026Review
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- Mechanical Stiffening Promotes Growth, Invasion, and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase (MEK) Inhibitor Resistance in 3D Plexiform Neurofibroma Cultures.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Mechano-regulation of cancer cell memory in tumor progression and therapy.Mechanobiology in medicine · 2026Review
- Cytoskeletal prestress homeostasis is a biological principle that governs living cell structure and function.Mechanobiology in medicine · 2026Review
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Abstract
During tumor progression, mechanical abnormalities in the tumor microenvironment (TME) trigger signaling pathways in cells that activate cellular programs, resulting in tumor growth and drug resistance. In this review, we describe mechanisms of action for anti-cancer therapies and mechanotransduction programs that regulate cellular processes, including cell proliferation, apoptosis, survival and phenotype switching. We discuss how the therapeutic response is impacted by the three main mechanical TME abnormalities: high extracellular matrix (ECM) composition and stiffness; interstitial fluid pressure (IFP); and elevated mechanical forces. We also review drugs that normalize these abnormalities or block mechanosensors and mechanotransduction pathways. Finally, we discuss current challenges and perspectives for the development of new strategies targeting mechanically induced drug resistance in the clinic.
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