ReviewCell death & disease2024
Modulating extracellular matrix stiffness: a strategic approach to boost cancer immunotherapy.
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243 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 272 citations in OpenAlex.
- The rise and evolution of cancer mechanobiology: a bibliometric trajectory of three decades of research.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Pooled it
- Collagenase-mediated extracellular matrix targeting for enhanced drug penetration and therapeutic efficacy in nanoscale delivery systems for cancer therapy.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2025Pooled it
- Engineered probiotics couple photothermal cuproptosis with biomechanical disruption and immune activation.Bioactive materials · 2027Article
- Nuclear mechanotransduction: tools for mechanical perturbation and chromatin characterization.Nucleus (Austin, Tex.) · 2026Review
- Lysosome-directed targeted protein degradation technologies for overcoming cancer drug resistance: mechanisms, design principles, and therapeutic opportunities.Drug delivery · 2026Review
- Early Prediction of the Breast Cancer Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Based on Intratumoral Interstitial Fluid Pressure using 3-D Subharmonic-Aided Pressure Estimation.Ultrasound in medicine & biology · 2026Article
- Rewiring the tumor microenvironment: IGFBP2 at the Nexus of remodeling and therapy resistance?Biochimica et biophysica acta. Reviews on cancer · 2026Review
- Understanding and targeting the tumour matrisome.Nature reviews. Clinical oncology · 2026Review
- Extracellular matrix composition and stiffness regulates progesterone responsiveness and decidualization.iScience · 2026Article
- LOXL4: a key regulatory factor at the intersection of fibrosis and tumor progression.Human cell · 2026Review
- Biomimetic Scaffold-Based 3D Models for Decoding Cancer Biology and Advancing Therapy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Targeting LOXL4-driven matrix stiffening with acetyldigoxin restores CD8Science advances · 2026Article
- YAP-mediated mechanotransduction promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression by targeting ATP1A1/CXCL1 axis.Acta pharmacologica Sinica · 2026Article
- Failure of morphogenesis in chronic inflammation-associated early tumourigenesis: Extracellular matrix biomechanics as an integrative layer.Biochemistry and biophysics reports · 2026Review
- Matrix degradation promotes fibronectin deposition and spatial remodeling in 3D.Cell reports. Physical science · 2026Article
- [Development of a 36-gene signature for predicting recurrence in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer and validation in a Chinese cohort].Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences · 2026Article
- Mechanobiology of Matricellular Proteins in Bladder Cancer: A Narrative Review and Bioinformatics Analysis.Biomolecules · 2026Review
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- Microfluidic perspectives on chimeric antigen receptor T-cell migration in solid tumours: highlighting physical confinement as a key barrier.Molecular systems design & engineering · 2026Review
- Small Extracellular Vesicle-Derived Nidogen 1 Promotes HCC Carcinogenesis via Transglutaminase 3-Mediated YAP/TAZ Signalling.Journal of extracellular vesicles · 2026Article
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Abstract
The interplay between extracellular matrix (ECM) stiffness and the tumor microenvironment is increasingly recognized as a critical factor in cancer progression and the efficacy of immunotherapy. This review comprehensively discusses the key factors regulating ECM remodeling, including the activation of cancer-associated fibroblasts and the accumulation and crosslinking of ECM proteins. Furthermore, it provides a detailed exploration of how ECM stiffness influences the behaviors of both tumor and immune cells. Significantly, the impact of ECM stiffness on the response to various immunotherapy strategies, such as immune checkpoint blockade, adoptive cell therapy, oncolytic virus therapy, and therapeutic cancer vaccines, is thoroughly examined. The review also addresses the challenges in translating research findings into clinical practice, highlighting the need for more precise biomaterials that accurately mimic the ECM and the development of novel therapeutic strategies. The insights offered aim to guide future research, with the potential to enhance the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy modalities.
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