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ReviewCancer pathogenesis and therapy2025

Despicable role of epithelial-mesenchymal transition in breast cancer metastasis: Exhibiting

Paras Famta, Saurabh Shah, Biswajit Dey, Kondasingh Charan Kumar, Deepkumar Bagasariya, Ganesh Vambhurkar, Giriraj Pandey, Anamika Sharma, Dadi A Srinivasarao, Rahul Kumar and 3 more

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Review in Cancer pathogenesis and therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Role of circulating tumor cell clusters in breast cancer.Translational breast cancer research : a journal focusing on translational research in breast cancer · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Paras FamtaPharmaceutical Innovation and Translational Research Lab (PITRL), Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, Telangana, 500037, India.
Saurabh ShahPharmaceutical Innovation and Translational Research Lab (PITRL), Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, Telangana, 500037, India.
Biswajit DeyDepartment of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, 500037, India.
Kondasingh Charan KumarPharmaceutical Innovation and Translational Research Lab (PITRL), Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, Telangana, 500037, India.
Deepkumar BagasariyaPharmaceutical Innovation and Translational Research Lab (PITRL), Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, Telangana, 500037, India.
Ganesh VambhurkarPharmaceutical Innovation and Translational Research Lab (PITRL), Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, Telangana, 500037, India.
Giriraj PandeyPharmaceutical Innovation and Translational Research Lab (PITRL), Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, Telangana, 500037, India.
Anamika SharmaDepartment of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, 500037, India.
Dadi A SrinivasaraoPharmaceutical Innovation and Translational Research Lab (PITRL), Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, Telangana, 500037, India.
Rahul KumarDepartment of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, 500037, India.
Santosh Kumar GuruDepartment of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, 500037, India.
Rajeev Singh RaghuvanshiCentral Drugs Standard Control Organization, Government of India, New Delhi, 110002 India.
Saurabh SrivastavaPharmaceutical Innovation and Translational Research Lab (PITRL), Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, Telangana, 500037, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer (BC) is the most prevalent cancer in women globally. Anti-cancer advancements have enabled the killing of BC cells through various therapies; however, cancer relapse is still a major limitation and decreases patient survival and quality of life. Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is responsible for tumor relapse in several cancers. This highly regulated event causes phenotypic, genetic, and epigenetic changes in the tumor microenvironment (TME). This review summarizes the recent advancements regarding EMT using de-differentiation and partial EMT theories. We extensively review the mechanistic pathways, TME components, and various anti-cancer adjuvant and neo-adjuvant therapies responsible for triggering EMT in BC tumors. Information regarding essential clinical studies and trials is also discussed. Furthermore, we also highlight the recent strategies targeting various EMT pathways. This review provides a holistic picture of BC biology, molecular pathways, and recent advances in therapeutic strategies.

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Breast cancerCancer stem cellsEpigeneticsEpithelial-to-mesenchymal transitionMetastases

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PMID39872366
PMCPMC11764040

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