ReviewCancers2024
Surface Markers and Chemokines/Cytokines of Tumor-Associated Macrophages in Osteosarcoma and Other Carcinoma Microenviornments-Contradictions and Comparisons.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- From mechanism to therapy: advances in macrophage polarisation and targeted intervention in osteosarcoma.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Pooled it
- Advanced multifunctional thermo- and electro-stimulative hydrogels for bone regeneration.Materials today. Bio · 2026Review
- Macrophage-centered immunotherapy for osteosarcoma: mechanisms, repolarization, and translational strategies.World journal of surgical oncology · 2026Review
- Integration of Single-cell Sequencing Analysis Reveals Disulfidptosis Related Molecular Subtype and Novel Prognosis System for Osteosarcoma.Current medicinal chemistry · 2026Article
- Integrating Radiogenomics and Machine Learning in Musculoskeletal Oncology Care.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- NF-κB signaling and the tumor microenvironment in osteosarcoma: implications for immune evasion and therapeutic resistance.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Tumor-Associated Macrophages in Lung Cancer: Origins, Functional Heterogeneity, and Therapeutic Implications.Journal of inflammation research · 2025Review
- Targeting myeloid-derived suppressor cells in the tumor microenvironment: potential therapeutic approaches for osteosarcoma.Oncology research · 2025Review
- NF-κB signaling pathway in osteosarcoma: from signaling networks to targeted therapy.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Review
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Abstract
Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common primary bone tumor in children and adolescents. Prognosis is improving with advances in multidisciplinary treatment strategies, but the development of new anticancer agents has not, and improvement in prognosis for patients with pulmonary metastases has stalled. In recent years, the tumor microenvironment (TME) has gained attention as a therapeutic target for cancer. The immune component of OS TME consists mainly of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs). They exhibit remarkable plasticity, and their phenotype is influenced by the TME. In general, surface markers such as CD68 and CD80 show anti-tumor effects, while CD163 and CD204 show tumor-promoting effects. Surface markers have potential value as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers. The cytokines and chemokines produced by TAMs promote tumor growth and metastasis. However, the role of TAMs in OS remains unclear to date. In this review, we describe the role of TAMs in OS by focusing on TAM surface markers and the TAM-produced cytokines and chemokines in the TME, and by comparing their behaviors in other carcinomas. We found contrary results from different studies. These findings highlight the urgency for further research in this field to improve the stalled OS prognosis percentages.
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