Complex interplay between tumor microenvironment and cancer therapy.

Publication Year
2018

Type

Journal Article
Abstract

Tumor microenvironment (TME) is comprised of cellular and non-cellular components that exist within and around the tumor mass. The TME is highly dynamic and its importance in different stages of cancer progression has been well recognized. A growing body of evidence suggests that TME also plays pivotal roles in cancer treatment responses. TME is significantly remodeled upon cancer therapies, and such change either enhances the responses or induces drug resistance. Given the importance of TME in tumor progression and therapy resistance, strategies that remodel TME to improve therapeutic responses are under developing. In this review, we provide an overview of the essential components in TME and the remodeling of TME in response to anti-cancer treatments. We also summarize the strategies that aim to enhance therapeutic efficacy by modulating TME.

Journal
Front Med
Volume
12
Issue
4
Pages
426-439
Date Published
2018 Aug
ISSN Number
2095-0225
Alternate Journal
Front Med
PMID
30097962