Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40173050›Full record

ReviewCancer research2025

Transforming Cancer Therapy: Unlocking the Potential of Targeting Vascular and Stromal Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment.

Lu Liu, Yuheng Zhang, Hanyu Liu, Jian Yang, Qi Tian, Nareekarn Chueakula, Saravana Ramasamy, Navin Kumar Verma, Christine Cheung, Anjali P Kusumbe

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Cancer research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Ultrasound-activated RuORSC advances · 2026
    Article
  3. Review
  4. Review
  5. Review
  6. Overcoming tumour resistance in cancer immunotherapy through predictive and pharmacodynamic biomarkers.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
    Review
  7. Article
  8. Review
  9. Frontiers in genetics · 2025
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Lu Liu *Tissue and Tumor Microenvironments Lab, Cancer Discovery and Regenerative Medicine Program, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-8153-8141
Yuheng Zhang *Tissue and Tumor Microenvironments Lab, Cancer Discovery and Regenerative Medicine Program, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-1384-2023
Hanyu LiuTissue and Tumor Microenvironments Lab, Cancer Discovery and Regenerative Medicine Program, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-3503-2822
Jian YangTissue and Tumor Microenvironments Lab, Cancer Discovery and Regenerative Medicine Program, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-2984-5966
Qi TianTissue and Tumor Microenvironments Lab, Cancer Discovery and Regenerative Medicine Program, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-8595-8979
Nareekarn ChueakulaTissue and Tumor Microenvironments Lab, Cancer Discovery and Regenerative Medicine Program, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0009-0004-1268-0274
Saravana RamasamyLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-2658-2945
Navin Kumar VermaLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-5940-6633
Christine CheungLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-7127-9107
Anjali P KusumbeTissue and Tumor Microenvironments Lab, Cancer Discovery and Regenerative Medicine Program, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-1911-5495

Funding

European Research Council (ERC) 805201European Research Council (ERC) metaNicheMinistry of Education - Singapore (MOE) #024983-00001Ministry of Education - Singapore (MOE) MOE-T2EP30122-0018National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF) #OFLCG-23May0039
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The tumor microenvironment (TME) orchestrates cancer progression by fostering a complex interplay between cancer cells and the surrounding cellular and acellular elements. Through dynamic interactions with cancer cells, vascular and stromal cells not only promote tumor growth but also enhance metastatic potential and restrict therapeutic responses. Vascular and stromal cells play a critical role in regulating epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and sustaining resistance pathways, making them compelling targets for innovative therapies. This review delves into the vascular and stromal components of the TME, their contributions to EMT and resistance mechanisms, and emerging strategies to target these interactions for improved cancer therapy outcomes.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsStromal CellsTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionHumansNeovascularization, Pathologic

Identifiers

PMID40173050
PMCPMC12167934

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.