Sheng Gaohong, Gao Yuan, Yang Yong, Wu Hua
Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Front Oncol. 2021 Dec 10;11:780264. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.780264. eCollection 2021.
Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone malignancy in adolescents. Its high propensity to metastasize is the leading cause for treatment failure and poor prognosis. Although the research of osteosarcoma has greatly expanded in the past decades, the knowledge and new therapy strategies targeting metastatic progression remain sparse. The prognosis of patients with metastasis is still unsatisfactory. There is resonating urgency for a thorough and deeper understanding of molecular mechanisms underlying osteosarcoma to develop innovative therapies targeting metastasis. Toward the goal of elaborating the characteristics and biological behavior of metastatic osteosarcoma, it is essential to combine the diverse investigations that are performed at molecular, cellular, and animal levels from basic research to clinical translation spanning chemical, physical sciences, and biology. This review focuses on the metastatic process, regulatory networks involving key molecules and signaling pathways, the role of microenvironment, osteoclast, angiogenesis, metabolism, immunity, and noncoding RNAs in osteosarcoma metastasis. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of current research advances, with the hope to discovery druggable targets and promising therapy strategies for osteosarcoma metastasis and thus to overcome this clinical impasse.
骨肉瘤是青少年中最常见的原发性骨恶性肿瘤。其高转移倾向是治疗失败和预后不良的主要原因。尽管在过去几十年中骨肉瘤的研究有了很大进展,但针对转移进展的知识和新治疗策略仍然匮乏。发生转移的患者预后仍然不尽人意。迫切需要深入透彻地了解骨肉瘤的分子机制,以开发针对转移的创新疗法。为了阐述转移性骨肉瘤的特征和生物学行为,有必要将从基础研究到临床转化、跨越化学、物理科学和生物学等多个领域、在分子、细胞和动物水平上进行的各种研究结合起来。本综述重点关注骨肉瘤转移过程、涉及关键分子和信号通路的调控网络、微环境、破骨细胞、血管生成、代谢、免疫以及非编码RNA在骨肉瘤转移中的作用。本综述旨在概述当前的研究进展,希望能发现可成药靶点以及有前景的骨肉瘤转移治疗策略,从而克服这一临床难题。
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