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Subtype Transdifferentiation in Human Cancer: The Power of Tissue Plasticity in Tumor Progression.
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- Tumor Electric Field Therapy Inhibits Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition, Invasion, and Migration of Glioblastoma by Targeting the c-FOS/CXCL14 Axis.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026Article
- Loss of meningothelial identity and mesenchymal fate switching in NF2-mutant meningiomas.Acta neuropathologica · 2026Article
- Tumor-associated macrophages and lineage plasticity in prostate cancer: from established myeloid programs to emerging spatial hypotheses.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Cancer: From a Genetic Disorder to a Systemic Disease.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- A novel case of glial transdifferentiation in renal medullary carcinoma brain metastasis.Acta neuropathologica communications · 2025Article
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Abstract
The classification of tumors into subtypes, characterized by phenotypes determined by specific differentiation pathways, aids diagnosis and directs therapy towards targeted approaches. However, with the advent and explosion of next-generation sequencing, cancer phenotypes are turning out to be far more heterogenous than initially thought, and the classification is continually being updated to include more subtypes. Tumors are indeed highly dynamic, and they can evolve and undergo various changes in their characteristics during disease progression. The picture becomes even more complex when the tumor responds to a therapy. In all these cases, cancer cells acquire the ability to transdifferentiate, changing subtype, and adapt to changing microenvironments. These modifications affect the tumor's growth rate, invasiveness, response to treatment, and overall clinical behavior. Studying tumor subtype transitions is crucial for understanding tumor evolution, predicting disease outcomes, and developing personalized treatment strategies. We discuss this emerging hallmark of cancer and the molecular mechanisms involved at the crossroads between tumor cells and their microenvironment, focusing on four different human cancers in which tissue plasticity causes a subtype switch: breast cancer, prostate cancer, glioblastoma, and pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
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