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ReviewMedical oncology (Northwood, London, England)2025

Contribution of tumor microenvironment (TME) to tumor apoptosis, angiogenesis, metastasis, and drug resistance.

Yanhong Xiao, Mahan Hassani, Melina Barahouei Moghaddam, Ahmad Fazilat, Masoud Ojarudi, Mohammad Valilo

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Review in Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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6 authors.

Yanhong XiaoHarbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150006, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Mahan HassaniFaculty of Pharmacy, Near East University, Nicosia, North Cyprus.
Melina Barahouei MoghaddamSchool of Pharmacy, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ahmad FazilatDepartment of Genetics, Motamed Cancer Institute, Breast Cancer Research Center, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
Masoud OjarudiDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
Mohammad ValiloDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran. valilo.biomed@gmail.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The tumor microenvironment (TME) contains tumor cells, surrounding cells, and secreted factors. It provides a favorable environment for the maintenance of cancer stem cells (CSCs), the spread of cancer cells to metastatic sites, angiogenesis, and apoptosis, as well as the growth, proliferation, invasion, and drug resistance of cancer cells. Cancer cells rely on the activation of oncogenes, inactivation of tumor suppressors, and the support of a normal stroma for their growth, proliferation, and survival, all of which are provided by the TME. The TME is characterized by the presence of various cells, including cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), CD8 + cytotoxic T cells (CTLs), regulatory T cells (Tregs), myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), endothelial cells, adipocytes, and neuroendocrine (NE) cells. The high expression of inflammatory cytokines, angiogenic factors, and anti-apoptotic factors, as well as drug resistance mechanisms in the TME, contributes to the poor therapeutic efficacy of anticancer drugs and tumor progression. Hence, this review describes the mechanisms through which the TME is involved in apoptosis, angiogenesis, metastasis, and drug resistance in tumor cells.

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ApoptosisDrug Resistance, NeoplasmNeoplasmsNeovascularization, PathologicTumor MicroenvironmentAngiogenesisAnimalsHumansNeoplasm MetastasisAngiogenesisApoptosisDrug resistanceMetastasisTumor microenvironment

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