| Literature DB >> 33771156 |
Li Dai1, Mao Li1, Wei-Long Zhang1, Ya-Jie Tang2, Ya-Ling Tang3, Xin-Hua Liang4.
Abstract
Cancer dormancy is defined that the residual cancer cells could enter into a state of quiescence and patients remain asymptomatic for years or even decades after anti-tumor therapies. Fibroblasts, which represent a predominant cell type in tumor microenvironment, play a pivotal role in determining the ultimate fate of tumor cells. This review recapitulates the pleiotropic roles of fibroblasts which are divided into normal, senescent, cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) and circulation CAFs in tumor dormancy, relapse, metastasis and resistance to therapy to help the treatment of cancer metastasis.Entities:
Keywords: CAF; Cancer dormancy; Cancer therapy; Fibroblast; Senescence
Year: 2021 PMID: 33771156 PMCID: PMC7995785 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-021-01883-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Cell Int ISSN: 1475-2867 Impact factor: 5.722