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Lung Cancer and Personalized Medicine: Novel Therapies and Clinical Management

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Attention for Chapter 5: The Microenvironment of Lung Cancer and Therapeutic Implications.
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Chapter title
The Microenvironment of Lung Cancer and Therapeutic Implications.
Chapter number 5
Book title
Lung Cancer and Personalized Medicine: Novel Therapies and Clinical Management
Published in
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, December 2015
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-24932-2_5
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Book ISBNs
978-3-31-924931-5, 978-3-31-924932-2
Authors

Mittal, Vivek, El Rayes, Tina, Narula, Navneet, McGraw, Timothy E, Altorki, Nasser K, Barcellos-Hoff, Mary Helen, Vivek Mittal, Tina El Rayes, Navneet Narula, Timothy E. McGraw, Nasser K Altorki, Mary Helen Barcellos-Hoff, McGraw, Timothy E.

Editors

Aamir Ahmad, Shirish M. Gadgeel

Abstract

The tumor microenvironment (TME) represents a milieu that enables tumor cells to acquire the hallmarks of cancer. The TME is heterogeneous in composition and consists of cellular components, growth factors, proteases, and extracellular matrix. Concerted interactions between genetically altered tumor cells and genetically stable intratumoral stromal cells result in an "activated/reprogramed" stroma that promotes carcinogenesis by contributing to inflammation, immune suppression, therapeutic resistance, and generating premetastatic niches that support the initiation and establishment of distant metastasis. The lungs present a unique milieu in which tumors progress in collusion with the TME, as evidenced by regions of aberrant angiogenesis, acidosis and hypoxia. Inflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of lung cancer, and pulmonary disorders in lung cancer patients such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and emphysema, constitute comorbid conditions and are independent risk factors for lung cancer. The TME also contributes to immune suppression, induces epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and diminishes efficacy of chemotherapies. Thus, the TME has begun to emerge as the "Achilles heel" of the disease, and constitutes an attractive target for anti-cancer therapy. Drugs targeting the components of the TME are making their way into clinical trials. Here, we will focus on recent advances and emerging concepts regarding the intriguing role of the TME in lung cancer progression, and discuss future directions in the context of novel diagnostic and therapeutic opportunities.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Italy 1 1%
Unknown 98 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 16 16%
Student > Ph. D. Student 15 15%
Student > Master 12 12%
Student > Doctoral Student 8 8%
Researcher 7 7%
Other 11 11%
Unknown 30 30%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 22 22%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 14 14%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 8%
Engineering 6 6%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 5 5%
Other 11 11%
Unknown 33 33%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 January 2016.
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