ReviewCell death & disease2023
Cancer-associated fibroblasts: tumor defenders in radiation therapy.
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- Context-dependent efficacy of fibroblast activation protein-targeted radionuclide therapy (FAP-TRT): the dual role of CAFs.European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2026Article
- FGFR Inhibitor AZD4547 Disrupts Inflammatory CAF Crosstalk With Cancer Cells and Macrophages and Attenuates Metastasis in Pancreatic Cancer.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026Article
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- Radiotherapy, EMP and dormancy in TME: An integrated perspective on tumor microenvironments and long-term relapse.iScience · 2026Review
- Radiation-Induced Alterations in Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts: Drivers of Tumor Radioresistance and Therapeutic Targets.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- Reprogramming the tumor immune microenvironment in cervical cancer: synergy between radiotherapy and immunotherapy.Molecular cancer · 2026Review
- Pulsed Low-Dose-Rate Chemoradiation Induces Stromal Reprogramming in Pancreatic CAF-Generated ECM: Quantification by the HOST-Factor.Gastro hep advances · 2026Article
- Harnessing the abscopal effect: mechanistic insights and therapeutic strategies for systemic cancer immunotherapy.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- The Role of EBV Infection and Epigenetic Factors in Radioresistance of Colorectal Cancer.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026Review
- Rescue Radiosensitization of Pancreatic Cancer via PD-L1/TGF-β1 Dual-Blockade Nanotherapy as Evaluated in 3-Dimensional Microtumors.Biomaterials research · 2026Article
- Cancer-associated fibroblast-induced lncRNA WARS2-IT1 confers radioresistance of colorectal cancer via enhancing HIF-1α stability.Cell death & disease · 2025Article
- Gamma smooth muscle actin as a new potential marker of cancer-associated fibroblasts.Histochemistry and cell biology · 2025Article
- The Mevalonate Pathway in the Radiation Response of Cancer.International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics · 2025Review
- Molecular Mechanisms of Radiation Resistance in Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review of Radiosensitization Strategies.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025Review
- The Proimmunomodulatory and Anti-immunomodulatory Effects of Radiotherapy in Oncologic Care.Hematology/oncology clinics of North America · 2025Review
- Cancer‑associated fibroblasts: a pivotal regulator of tumor microenvironment in the context of radiotherapy.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2025Review
- Proceedings of the National Cancer Institute Workshop on combining immunotherapy with radiotherapy: challenges and opportunities for clinical translation.The Lancet. Oncology · 2025Article
- Patient-Derived Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Support the Colonization of Tumor Cells in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Characterization and Radiation Response of Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts isolated from Glioblastoma.microPublication biology · 2025Article
- Matrix-free human lung organoids derived from induced pluripotent stem cells to model lung injury.Stem cell research & therapy · 2024Article
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Abstract
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are an important component of the tumor microenvironment that are involved in multiple aspects of cancer progression and considered contributors to tumor immune escape. CAFs exhibit a unique radiation resistance phenotype, and can survive clinical radiation doses; however, ionizing radiation can induce changes in their secretions and influence tumor progression by acting on tumor and immune cells. In this review, we describe current knowledge of the effects of radiation therapies on CAFs, as well as summarizing understanding of crosstalk among CAFs, tumor cells, and immune cells. We highlight the important role of CAFs in radiotherapy resistance, and discuss current and future radiotherapy strategies for targeting CAFs.
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