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Mechanisms Governing Metastatic Dormancy and Reactivation

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Giancotti, Filippo G.·2013·Cell

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Many cancer patients suffer from metastatic relapse several years after they have undergone radical surgery. Early cancer cell dissemination followed by a protracted period of dormancy potentially explains this prevalent clinical behavior. Increasing evidence suggests that the metastasis-initiating cells are cancer stem cells or revert to this functional state upon infiltrating a target organ. Their entry into dormancy and subsequent reactivation are governed by intrinsic programs and by contextual cues, which resemble those regulating the self-renewal capability of adult stem cells. In addition, metastatic cells undergoing reactivation are nursed by specialized extracellular matrix niches, which support positive signals, such as Wnt and Notch, and attenuate negative signals, such as BMP. In spite of significant remaining uncertainties, these findings provide a framework to understand the logic of metastatic dormancy and reactivation and open new avenues for therapeutic intervention.

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Authors
Giancotti, F. G.
Affiliations
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
Corresponding author
Giancotti, Filippo G.
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-11
Volume
155
Issue
4
Pages
750-764
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2088035579
Cited by
586
References
143
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Cancer Institute (R01CA175712)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Mechanisms of cancer metastasis
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
Keywords
metastatic dormancy, cancer stem cells, metastasis-initiating cells, Wnt signaling, Notch signaling, BMP signaling, metastatic relapse, therapeutic interventions
MeSH terms
Animals, Extracellular Matrix, Humans, Neoplasm Metastasis, Neoplasms, Neoplastic Stem Cells

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