Institute of Medical Imaging and Artificial Intelligence, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212001, China.
Cell Biology, Biosciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, FI-20520 Finland.
Cancer Lett. 2024 Jun 1;591:216859. doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2024.216859. Epub 2024 Apr 13.
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a solid organ malignancy with a high mortality rate. Statistics indicate that its incidence has been increasing as well as the associated deaths. Most patients with PDAC show poor response to therapies making the clinical management of this cancer difficult. Stromal cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME) contribute to the development of resistance to therapy in PDAC cancer cells. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), the most prevalent stromal cells in the TME, promote a desmoplastic response, produce extracellular matrix proteins and cytokines, and directly influence the biological behavior of cancer cells. These multifaceted effects make it difficult to eradicate tumor cells from the body. As a result, CAF-targeting synergistic therapeutic strategies have gained increasing attention in recent years. However, due to the substantial heterogeneity in CAF origin, definition, and function, as well as high plasticity, majority of the available CAF-targeting therapeutic approaches are not effective, and in some cases, they exacerbate disease progression. This review primarily elucidates on the effect of CAFs on therapeutic efficiency of various treatment modalities, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy. Strategies for CAF targeting therapies are also discussed.
胰腺导管腺癌 (PDAC) 是一种实体器官恶性肿瘤,死亡率很高。统计数据表明,其发病率一直在上升,相关死亡率也在上升。大多数 PDAC 患者对治疗的反应不佳,这使得这种癌症的临床管理变得困难。肿瘤微环境 (TME) 中的基质细胞有助于 PDAC 癌细胞对治疗产生耐药性。癌症相关成纤维细胞 (CAF) 是 TME 中最常见的基质细胞,它们促进了促结缔组织增生反应,产生细胞外基质蛋白和细胞因子,并直接影响癌细胞的生物学行为。这些多方面的影响使得难以从体内根除肿瘤细胞。因此,近年来,针对 CAF 的协同治疗策略受到了越来越多的关注。然而,由于 CAF 的起源、定义和功能具有很大的异质性,以及高度的可塑性,大多数现有的针对 CAF 的治疗方法并不有效,在某些情况下,它们还会加剧疾病的进展。本综述主要阐述了 CAF 对各种治疗方式(包括化疗、放疗、免疫治疗和靶向治疗)的治疗效果的影响。还讨论了针对 CAF 的治疗策略。
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