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ReviewMolecular biomedicine2022

The role of Hedgehog and Notch signaling pathway in cancer.

Ruolan Xia, Maosen Xu, Jing Yang, Xuelei Ma

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Review in Molecular biomedicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ruolan Xia *Department of Biotherapy, West China Hospital and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Xiang Street, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China.
Maosen Xu *Department of Biotherapy, West China Hospital and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Xiang Street, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China.
Jing YangMelanoma and Sarcoma Medical Oncology Unit, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, China. yangjing1@sysucc.org.cn.
Xuelei MaDepartment of Biotherapy, West China Hospital and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Xiang Street, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China. drmaxuelei@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9148-5001

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Notch and Hedgehog signaling are involved in cancer biology and pathology, including the maintenance of tumor cell proliferation, cancer stem-like cells, and the tumor microenvironment. Given the complexity of Notch signaling in tumors, its role as both a tumor promoter and suppressor, and the crosstalk between pathways, the goal of developing clinically safe, effective, tumor-specific Notch-targeted drugs has remained intractable. Drugs developed against the Hedgehog signaling pathway have affirmed definitive therapeutic effects in basal cell carcinoma; however, in some contexts, the challenges of tumor resistance and recurrence leap to the forefront. The efficacy is very limited for other tumor types. In recent years, we have witnessed an exponential increase in the investigation and recognition of the critical roles of the Notch and Hedgehog signaling pathways in cancers, and the crosstalk between these pathways has vast space and value to explore. A series of clinical trials targeting signaling have been launched continually. In this review, we introduce current advances in the understanding of Notch and Hedgehog signaling and the crosstalk between pathways in specific tumor cell populations and microenvironments. Moreover, we also discuss the potential of targeting Notch and Hedgehog for cancer therapy, intending to promote the leap from bench to bedside.

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CancerCancer stem cellHedgehogNotchTumor microenvironment

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PMID36517618
PMCPMC9751255

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