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ReviewInternational journal of oncology2026

Unraveling the roles of fibroblast activation protein‑positive cancer‑associated fibroblasts in cancer: From mechanisms to therapy (Review).

Zhixin Tao, Zhuan Zhou, Yong Wu, Jinwei Hu

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Review in International journal of oncology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Zhixin TaoDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The First Hospital of Changsha (The Affiliated Changsha Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University), Changsha, Hunan 410005, P.R. China.
Zhuan ZhouDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The First Hospital of Changsha (The Affiliated Changsha Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University), Changsha, Hunan 410005, P.R. China.
Yong WuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The First Hospital of Changsha (The Affiliated Changsha Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University), Changsha, Hunan 410005, P.R. China.
Jinwei HuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The First Hospital of Changsha (The Affiliated Changsha Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University), Changsha, Hunan 410005, P.R. China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer‑associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in the tumor microenvironment (TME) are involved in tumor pathogenesis. Fibroblast activation protein (FAP)

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Cancer-Associated FibroblastsGelatinasesMembrane ProteinsNeoplasmsSerine EndopeptidasesAnimalsDisease ProgressionEndopeptidasesExtracellular MatrixFibroblast Activation Protein AlphaHumansTumor MicroenvironmentEndopeptidasesFibroblast Activation Protein AlphaGelatinasesMembrane ProteinsSerine Endopeptidasescancer‑associated fibroblastcancer therapyfibroblast activation proteintumor microenvironmenttumor progression

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PMID42318956
PMCPMC13344384

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