ReviewCell communication and signaling : CCS2023
Fibroblast diversity and plasticity in the tumor microenvironment: roles in immunity and relevant therapies.
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- Clinical Significance of SDC2 in Gastric Cancer: Insights From a Multi-Center Cohort Study.Cancer informatics · 2026Article
- Navigating the Tumor Microenvironment in Colorectal Liver Metastasis: Barriers to Therapy and Emerging Opportunities.Oncology research · 2026Review
- Fibroblast transformation in the tumor microenvironment of lung adenocarcinoma: heterogeneity, regulation, and therapeutic targeting.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Advances in understanding the tumor microenvironment of neuroendocrine prostate cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Review
- Cancer-associated fibroblasts at the crossroads of tumor progression and therapy resistance: from heterogeneity to precision reprogramming.Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute · 2025Review
- Fibroblast Activation Protein Alpha (FAP) Expression Is Associated with Disease Recurrence and Poor Response to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Advanced Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
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- Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts as the "Architect" of the Lung Cancer Immune Microenvironment: Multidimensional Roles and Synergistic Regulation with Radiotherapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Advances in nanotechnology for targeting cancer-associated fibroblasts: A review of multi-strategy drug delivery and preclinical insights.APL bioengineering · 2025Review
- Spatial expression of fibroblast activation protein-α in clear cell renal cell carcinomas revealed by multiplex immunoprofiling analysis of the tumor microenvironment.Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 2025Article
- Drug Delivery System Targeting Cancer-Associated Fibroblast for Improving Immunotherapy.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025Review
- Exosomal non-coding RNAs: orchestrators of intercellular crosstalk in the prostate cancer tumor microenvironment.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
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Abstract
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), enriched in the tumor stroma, have received increasing attention because of their multifaceted effects on tumorigenesis, development, metastasis, and treatment resistance in malignancies. CAFs contributed to suppressive microenvironment via different mechanisms, while CAFs also exerted some antitumor effects. Therefore, CAFs have been considered promising therapeutic targets for their remarkable roles in malignant tumors. However, patients with malignancies failed to benefit from current CAFs-targeted drugs in many clinical trials, which suggests that further in-depth investigation into CAFs is necessary. Here, we summarize and outline the heterogeneity and plasticity of CAFs mainly by exploring their origin and activation, highlighting the regulation of CAFs in the tumor microenvironment during tumor evolution, as well as the critical roles performed by CAFs in tumor immunity. In addition, we summarize the current immunotherapies targeting CAFs, and conclude with a brief overview of some prospects for the future of CAFs research in the end. Video Abstract.
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