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ReviewCancer biology & medicine2025

Harnessing the power of cancer-associated fibroblasts to revolutionize pancreatic cancer treatment.

Jian Shen, Ruopu Wu, Tao Yin, Qun Wang, Lei Nie

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Review in Cancer biology & medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Jian ShenDepartment of Hepatic & Biliary & Pancreatic Surgery, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430079, China.
Ruopu WuThe First Clinical Medical School, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China.
Tao YinDepartment of Hepatic & Biliary & Pancreatic Surgery, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430079, China.
Qun WangDepartment of Hepatic & Biliary & Pancreatic Surgery, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430079, China.
Lei NieDepartment of Hepatic & Biliary & Pancreatic Surgery, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430079, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4373-2506

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province 2025AFB849
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a highly aggressive cancer characterized by a unique tumor microenvironment (TME) that confers resistance to traditional therapies. As the dominant stromal cells in the TME, cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) promote PC progression by modulating the extracellular matrix and interacting with surrounding cells. Numerous PC treatment strategies targeting CAFs have been explored in the past decade. However, targeting different subtypes of CAFs leads to varying therapeutic outcomes, highlighting the intricate and multifaceted nature of CAFs. The heterogeneity and dynamism of CAFs increase the complexity and challenges associated with tumor therapeutics. Currently, combination therapies incorporating CAF-targeted approaches in PC treatment have shown encouraging outcomes in select clinical trials. A comprehensive understanding of CAFs is essential for developing individualized therapeutic approaches. This review outlines the current knowledge of CAF heterogeneity, crosstalk with surrounding cells, and strategies for targeting CAFs in PC, aiming to keep researchers and clinicians up-to-date with the latest information on CAFs in PC.

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Cancer-Associated FibroblastsPancreatic NeoplasmsAnimalsHumansTumor Microenvironmentcancer-associated fibroblastsheterogeneityPancreatic cancertargeted therapytumor microenvironment

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PMID41342564
PMCPMC12724295

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