The Role of Tumour Microenvironment in Therapeutic Resistance
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2021) | Viewed by 4372
Special Issue Editor
Interests: breast cancer; tumour microenvironment; tumour-associated macrophages; extracellular vesicles; therapy resistance
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Despite a multitude of treatment advances, cancer remains one of the leading causes of death. There is still a dire need to identify novel therapeutic targets, enhance responses to current treatments and overcome resistance. The tumour microenvironment consists of non-cancerous cells, namely stromal cells, that interact with the malignant cells and has an instrumental role in promoting tumour growth through diverse mechanisms including, but not limited to, angiogenesis and immunosuppression. Understanding the crosstalk between cancer cells and stromal cells and elucidating its impact on the therapeutic response are crucial elements for identifying new treatment strategies. This Special Issue will highlight a selection of novel and promising discoveries that exploit the tumour microenvironment to control cancer growth and spread and overcome resistance to anti-cancer therapies.
Dr. Ioanna Keklikoglou
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Tumour microenvironment
- Angiogenesis
- Inflammation
- Extracellular matrix
