Inflammation and Cancer: Triggers, Mechanisms, and Consequences

Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation

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PD-1 and PD-L1 Immune Checkpoint Blockade to Treat Breast Cancer

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Cancer-related inflammation

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Immunity, Inflammation, and Cancer

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Origin and physiological roles of inflammation

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Cancer Immunoediting: Integrating Immunity’s Roles in Cancer Suppression and Promotion

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Understanding the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) for effective therapy

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The future of immune checkpoint therapy

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Accessories to the Crime: Functions of Cells Recruited to the Tumor Microenvironment

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Identification of two repurposed drugs targeting GSDMD oligomerization interface I to block pyroptosis

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Preoperative leukocytosis is associated with increased tumor-infiltrating neutrophil extracellular traps and worse outcomes in esophageal cancer

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Overcoming Biological Barriers With Block Copolymers-Based Self-Assembled Nanocarriers. Recent Advances in Delivery of Anticancer Therapeutics

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Withania somnifera - a magic plant targeting multiple pathways in cancer related inflammation

Kumar, P., Sharma, R., & Garg, N. (2022) · Phytomedicine · doi:10.1016/j.phymed.2022.154137 · Cited by 37

Dual STAT‑3 and IL‑6R inhibition with stattic and tocilizumab decreases migration, invasion and proliferation of prostate cancer cells by targeting the IL‑6/IL‑6R/STAT‑3 axis

Méndez-Clemente, A. S., Bravo‐Cuéllar, A., Ochoa, S. G., Santiago‐Mercado, M., Palafox-Mariscal, L. A., Jave‐Suárez, L. F., Ibarra, F. S., Villaseñor-Garcı́a, M. M., Ortiz‐Lazareno, P. C., & Hernández‐Flores, G. (2022) · Oncology Reports · doi:10.3892/or.2022.8349 · Cited by 35

Defining and targeting tumor-associated macrophages in malignant mesothelioma

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Aqueous Extract of Cinnamon ( Cinnamomum spp.): Role in Cancer and Inflammation

Khedkar, S., & Khan, M. A. (2023) · Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine · doi:10.1155/2023/5467342 · Cited by 34

PANoptosis-related molecular subtype and prognostic model associated with the immune microenvironment and individualized therapy in pancreatic cancer

Zhang, B., Huang, B., Zhang, X., Li, S., Zhu, J., Chen, X., Song, H., & Shang, D. (2023) · Frontiers in Oncology · doi:10.3389/fonc.2023.1217654 · Cited by 35

Mitochondrial epigenetics regulating inflammation in cancer and aging

Chatterjee, D., Das, P., & Chakrabarti, O. (2022) · Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology · doi:10.3389/fcell.2022.929708 · Cited by 33

Investigating the crosstalk between chronic stress and immune cells: implications for enhanced cancer therapy

Lei, Y., Liao, F., Tian, Y., Wang, Y., Xia, F., & Wang, J. (2023) · Frontiers in Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnins.2023.1321176 · Cited by 35

Endogenous retroelements as alarms for disruptions to cellular homeostasis

Lindholm, H. T., Chen, R. E., & Carvalho, D. D. D. (2022) · Trends in cancer · doi:10.1016/j.trecan.2022.09.001 · Cited by 34

The Influence of the Ketogenic Diet on the Immune Tolerant Microenvironment in Glioblastoma

Kesarwani, P., Kant, S., Zhao, Y., Miller, C. R., & Chinnaiyan, P. (2022) · Cancers · doi:10.3390/cancers14225550 · Cited by 33

NLRP3 in tumor-associated macrophages predicts a poor prognosis and promotes tumor growth in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Chen, L., Wan, S., Mao, L., Huang, C., Bu, L., & Sun, Z. (2022) · Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy · doi:10.1007/s00262-022-03357-4 · Cited by 33

Fisetin, an Anti-Inflammatory Agent, Overcomes Radioresistance by Activating the PERK-ATF4-CHOP Axis in Liver Cancer

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Preoperative prediction and risk assessment of microvascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma

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Targeting dysregulated lipid metabolism in the tumor microenvironment

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Nutrition and dietary restrictions in cancer prevention

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Aspirin vs Placebo as Adjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer

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The emerging role of brain neuroinflammatory responses in Alzheimer’s disease

AmeliMojarad, M., AmeliMojarad, M., & Cui, X. (2024) · Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnagi.2024.1391517 · Cited by 34

Re-Assessing the Role of Platelet Activating Factor and Its Inflammatory Signaling and Inhibitors in Cancer and Anti-Cancer Strategies

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Identification and analysis of microplastics in peritumoral and tumor tissues of colorectal cancer

Pan, W. L., Hao, J., Zhang, M., Liu, H., Tian, F., Zhang, X., Jiang, Z., Chen, C., Gao, M., & Zhang, H. (2025) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-025-98268-6 · Cited by 34

Inflammation-Driven Genomic Instability: A Pathway to Cancer Development and Therapy Resistance

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Unintended Effects of GPCR-Targeted Drugs on the Cancer Phenotype

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Systemic immune-inflammation index predicts prognosis of sequential therapy with sorafenib and regorafenib in hepatocellular carcinoma

Hong, Y. M., Yoon, K. T., & Cho, M. (2021) · BMC Cancer · doi:10.1186/s12885-021-08124-9 · Cited by 33

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma MHC region deep sequencing identifies HLA and novel non-HLA TRIM31 and TRIM39 loci

Ning, L., Ko, J. M. Y., Yu, V. Z., Ng, H. Y., Chan, C. K.-C., Tao, L., Lam, S. Y., Leong, M. M., Ngan, R. K., Kwong, D. L., et al. (2020) · Communications Biology · doi:10.1038/s42003-020-01487-y · Cited by 33

Evaluation of analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities and molecular docking analysis of steroidal lactones from Datura stramonium L.

Chandan, G., Kumar, C., Chibber, P., Kumar, A., Singh, G., Satti, N. K., Gulilat, H., Saini, A. K., Bishayee, A., & Saini, R. V. (2021) · Phytomedicine · doi:10.1016/j.phymed.2021.153621 · Cited by 34

Inflammatory Indexes as Predictive Biomarkers of Postoperative Complications in Oncological Thoracic Surgery

Ginesu, G. C., Paliogiannis, P., Feo, C. F., Cossu, M. L., Scanu, A. M., Fancellu, A., Fois, A. G., Zinellu, A., Perra, T., Veneroni, S., et al. (2022) · Current Oncology · doi:10.3390/curroncol29050276 · Cited by 33

Spontaneous cancer remission after COVID-19: insights from the pandemic and their relevance for cancer treatment

Meo, C., Palma, G., Bruzzese, F., Budillon, A., Claudio Napoli, A., & de Nigris, F. (2023) · Journal of Translational Medicine · doi:10.1186/s12967-023-04110-w · Cited by 38

β‐arrestin 2 negatively regulates lung cancer progression by inhibiting the TRAF6 signaling axis for NF-κB activation and autophagy induced by TLR3 and TLR4

‍Kim, D. Y., Shin, J. H., Kim, M., Kang, Y., Lee, J. S., Son, J., Jeong, S., Kim, D., Kim, D.-H., Chun, E., et al. (2023) · Cell Death and Disease · doi:10.1038/s41419-023-05945-3 · Cited by 33

Exploring the therapeutic potential of Neem (Azadirachta Indica) for the treatment of prostate cancer: a literature review

Batra, N., Kumar, V. E., Nambiar, R., Souza, C. D., Yuen, A., Le, U. P., Verma, R., Ghosh, P., & Vinall, R. L. (2022) · Annals of Translational Medicine · doi:10.21037/atm-22-94 · Cited by 36

Regulative Roles of Metabolic Plasticity Caused by Mitochondrial Oxidative Phosphorylation and Glycolysis on the Initiation and Progression of Tumorigenesis

Niu, N., Ye, J., Hu, Z., Zhang, J., & Wang, Y. (2023) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms24087076 · Cited by 34

Fibrinogen and tumors

Wu, X., Yu, X., Chen, C., Chen, C., Wang, Y., Su, D., & Zhu, L. (2024) · Frontiers in Oncology · doi:10.3389/fonc.2024.1393599 · Cited by 32

Challenges of Regulated Cell Death: Implications for Therapy Resistance in Cancer

D’Amico, M., & Amicis, F. D. (2024) · Cells · doi:10.3390/cells13131083 · Cited by 34

Mechanistic insights into circRNA-mediated regulation of PI3K signaling pathway in glioma progression

Mafi, A., Khoshnazar, S. M., Shahpar, A., Nabavi, N., Hedayati, N., Alimohammadi, M., Hashemi, M., Taheriazam, A., & Farahani, N. (2024) · Pathology - Research and Practice · doi:10.1016/j.prp.2024.155442 · Cited by 33

Allostatic Load/Chronic Stress and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients Diagnosed With Breast, Lung, or Colorectal Cancer

Stabellini, N., Cullen, J., Bittencourt, M. S., Moore, J. X., Sutton, A. L., Nain, P., Hamerschlak, N., Weintraub, N. L., Dent, S. F., Tsai, M., et al. (2024) · Journal of the American Heart Association · doi:10.1161/jaha.123.033295 · Cited by 34

The Clinical Value of the Combined Detection of Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII), Systemic Inflammation Response Index (SIRI), and Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) in Early Diagnosis of Gastric Cancer

Zheng, J., Zheng, L., Wang, X., Mao, X., Wang, Q., Yang, Y., & Mo, D. (2025) · Journal of Inflammation Research · doi:10.2147/jir.s496703 · Cited by 32

Green chicory leaf extract exerts anti-inflammatory effects through suppressing LPS-induced MAPK/NF-κB activation and hepatoprotective activity in vitro

Bayazid, A. B., Park, S. H., Kim, J. G., & Lim, B. O. (2020) · Food and Agricultural Immunology · doi:10.1080/09540105.2020.1742667 · Cited by 32

Inflammation-Based Scores Increase the Prognostic Value of Circulating Tumor Cells in Primary Breast Cancer

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Liquid Biopsy-Based Exo-oncomiRNAs Can Predict Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness

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CXC chemokine ligand 16: a Swiss army knife chemokine in cancer

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Mast Cells and Skin and Breast Cancers: A Complicated and Microenvironment-Dependent Role

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HIF-Dependent Mechanisms of Relationship between Hypoxia Tolerance and Tumor Development

Dzhalilova, D. S., & Makarova, O. V. (2021) · Biochemistry (Moscow) · doi:10.1134/s0006297921100011 · Cited by 34

Platelet and Cancer-Cell Interactions Modulate Cancer-Associated Thrombosis Risk in Different Cancer Types

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Immune suppressive function of IL-1α release in the tumor microenvironment regulated by calpain 1

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Bidirectional Relationship Between Cancer and Heart Failure: Insights on Circulating Biomarkers

Chianca, M., Panichella, G., Fabiani, I., Giannoni, A., L’Abbate, S., Aimo, A., Franco, A. D., Vergaro, G., Grigoratos, C., Castiglione, V., et al. (2022) · Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine · doi:10.3389/fcvm.2022.936654 · Cited by 33

Oxidative Stress and Immune Response in Melanoma: Ion Channels as Targets of Therapy

Remigante, A., Spinelli, S., Marino, A., Pusch, M., Morabito, R., & Dossena, S. (2023) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms24010887 · Cited by 35

RIPK2: a promising target for cancer treatment

You, J., Wang, Y., Chen, H., & Jin, F. (2023) · Frontiers in Pharmacology · doi:10.3389/fphar.2023.1192970 · Cited by 35

A decade of liver organoids: Advances in disease modeling

Liu, Y., Sheng, J.-Y., Yang, C.-F., Ding, J., & Chan, Y.-S. (2023) · Clinical and Molecular Hepatology · doi:10.3350/cmh.2022.0428 · Cited by 30

Black and pinto beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) unique mexican varieties exhibit antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential

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Bruceine D suppresses CAF-promoted TNBC metastasis under TNF-α stimulation by inhibiting Notch1-Jagged1/NF-κB(p65) signaling

Chen, H., Han, X., Zhang, Y., Wang, K., Liu, D., Hu, Z., & Wang, J. (2023) · Phytomedicine · doi:10.1016/j.phymed.2023.154928 · Cited by 31

Preclinical and clinical trials of oncolytic vaccinia virus in cancer immunotherapy: a comprehensive review

Li, M., Zhang, M., Ye, Q., Liu, Y., & Qian, W. (2023) · Cancer Biology and Medicine · doi:10.20892/j.issn.2095-3941.2023.0202 · Cited by 30

External power-driven micro/nanorobots: Design, fabrication, and functionalization for tumor diagnosis and therapy

An, M., Feng, Y., Liu, Y., & Yang, H. (2023) · Progress in Materials Science · doi:10.1016/j.pmatsci.2023.101204 · Cited by 33

Developing a Copper(II) Isopropyl 2-Pyridyl Ketone Thiosemicarbazone Compound Based on the IB Subdomain of Human Serum Albumin–Indomethacin Complex: Inhibiting Tumor Growth by Remodeling the Tumor Microenvironment

Man, X., Li, S., Xu, G., Li, W., Zhu, M., Zhang, Z., Liang, H., & Yang, F. (2024) · Journal of Medicinal Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c02378 · Cited by 31

Tryptophan catabolism via the kynurenine pathway regulates infection and inflammation: from mechanisms to biomarkers and therapies

Zhang, J., Liu, Y., Zhi, X., Li, X., Tao, J., Cui, D., & Liu, T. F. (2024) · Inflammation Research · doi:10.1007/s00011-024-01878-5 · Cited by 34

Inflammation and cancer cell survival: TRAF2 as a key player

Albini, A., Paola, L. D., Mei, G., Baci, D., Fusco, N., Corso, G., & Noonan, D. M. (2025) · Cell Death and Disease · doi:10.1038/s41419-025-07609-w · Cited by 31

Predictive value of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase to lymphocyte count ratio in hepatocellular carcinoma patients with microvascular invasion

Zhang, H., Zhou, Y., Li, Y., Qin, W., Zi, Y., Liu, Y., Qiu, X., Xu, H., Liao, W., & Huang, Z. (2020) · BMC Cancer · doi:10.1186/s12885-020-6628-7 · Cited by 31

Dietary inflammatory index and incidence of and death from primary liver cancer: A prospective study of 103,902 American adults

Zhong, G., Wang, K., Peng, Y., Shivappa, N., Hébert, J. R., Wu, Y., & Gong, J. (2020) · International Journal of Cancer · doi:10.1002/ijc.32954 · Cited by 32

Polymerized Luteolin Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Structure Elucidation, and Anti-Inflammatory Activity

Tawornchat, P., Pattarakankul, T., Palaga, T., Intasanta, V., & Wanichwecharungruang, S. P. (2021) · ACS Omega · doi:10.1021/acsomega.0c05142 · Cited by 31

Integrated Characterization of lncRNA-Immune Interactions in Prostate Cancer

Hu, W., Wang, Y., Fang, Z., He, W., & Li, S. (2021) · Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology · doi:10.3389/fcell.2021.641891 · Cited by 31

miR-26a attenuates colitis and colitis-associated cancer by targeting the multiple intestinal inflammatory pathways

Zhang, W., Fu, X., Xie, J., Pan, H., Han, W., & Huang, W. (2021) · Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids · doi:10.1016/j.omtn.2021.02.029 · Cited by 32

Biological significance of KRAS mutant allele expression in ovarian endometriosis

Yachida, N., Yoshihara, K., Suda, K., Nakaoka, H., Ueda, H., Sugino, K., Yamaguchi, M., Mori, Y., Yamawaki, K., Tamura, R., et al. (2021) · Cancer Science · doi:10.1111/cas.14871 · Cited by 32

Anti-inflammatory and analgesic actions of bufotenine through inhibiting lipid metabolism pathway

Wang, J., Xu, D., Shen, L., Zhou, J., Lv, X., Ma, H., Li, N., Wu, Q., & Duan, J. (2021) · Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy · doi:10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111749 · Cited by 31

Modeling Tumor Disease and Sepsis by Networks of Adaptively Coupled Phase Oscillators

Sawicki, J., Berner, R., Löser, T., & Schöll, E. (2022) · Frontiers in Network Physiology · doi:10.3389/fnetp.2021.730385 · Cited by 31

Type 2 diabetes prevention diet and the risk of pancreatic cancer: A large prospective multicenter study

Huang, Y. J., Liu, F., Chen, A., Yang, P., Peng, Y., Gong, J., Li, Z., & Zhong, G. (2021) · Clinical Nutrition · doi:10.1016/j.clnu.2021.09.037 · Cited by 31

Prognostic Value of Pretreatment Controlling Nutritional Status Score for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

Ma, X., Zou, W., & Sun, Y. L. (2022) · Frontiers in Oncology · doi:10.3389/fonc.2021.770894 · Cited by 31

Disrupting circadian rhythms promotes cancer-induced inflammation in mice

Lawther, A. J., Phillips, A. J. K., Chung, N.-C., Chang, A., Ziegler, A. I., Debs, S. R., Sloan, E. K., & Walker, A. K. (2022) · Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health · doi:10.1016/j.bbih.2022.100428 · Cited by 32

Tumor-promoting inflammation in lung cancer: A literature review

Khusnurrokhman, G., & Wati, F. F. (2022) · Annals of Medicine and Surgery · doi:10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104022 · Cited by 36

Differential prognostic effect of systemic inflammation in patients with non–small cell lung cancer treated with immunotherapy or chemotherapy: A post hoc analysis of the phase 3 OAK trial

Cortellini, A., Ricciuti, B., Borghaei, H., Naqash, A. R., D’Alessio, A., Fulgenzi, C. A. M., Addeo, A., Banna, G. L., & Pinato, D. J. (2022) · Cancer · doi:10.1002/cncr.34348 · Cited by 31

Noncoding RNAs as sensors of tumor microenvironmental stress

Lv, Y., Lv, Y., Wang, Z., Yuan, K., & Zeng, Y. (2022) · Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research · doi:10.1186/s13046-022-02433-y · Cited by 31

The Study of the Extracellular Matrix in Chronic Inflammation: A Way to Prevent Cancer Initiation?

Marangio, A., Biccari, A., D’Angelo, E., Sensi, F., Spolverato, G., Pucciarelli, S., & Agostini, M. (2022) · Cancers · doi:10.3390/cancers14235903 · Cited by 34

Clinical impact of first‐line PD ‐1 or PD‐L1 inhibitors combined with chemotherapy in extensive‐stage small cell lung cancer patients: A real‐world multicenter propensity score‐matched study

Xie, J., Chen, M., Han, H., Xu, K., Qiu, G., Lin, X., Song, Y., Ye, J., Lv, T., & Zhan, P. (2023) · Thoracic Cancer · doi:10.1111/1759-7714.14874 · Cited by 31

β-Catenin signaling in alveolar macrophages enhances lung metastasis through a TNF-dependent mechanism

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Repurposing drugs targeting metabolic diseases for cancer therapeutics

Pillai U, J., Ray, A., Maan, M., & Dutta, M. (2023) · Drug Discovery Today · doi:10.1016/j.drudis.2023.103684 · Cited by 31

Mitochondrial Control in Inflammatory Gastrointestinal Diseases

Sui, G.-Y., Wang, F., Lee, J., & Roh, Y. S. (2022) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms232314890 · Cited by 31

Enhancing cancer immunotherapy via inhibition of soluble epoxide hydrolase

Kelly, A. G., Wang, W., Rothenberger, E., Yang, J., Gilligan, M. M., Kipper, F. C., Attaya, A., Gartung, A., Hwang, S. H., Gillespie, M. J., et al. (2024) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.2314085121 · Cited by 30

Research progress on the prevention of tumor by fungal polysaccharides

Yu, W., Zhang, Y., Yao, L., Peng, J., Tu, Y., & He, B. (2024) · Trends in Food Science & Technology · doi:10.1016/j.tifs.2024.104422 · Cited by 30

Tumor‐associated macrophages: A sentinel of innate immune system in tumor microenvironment gone haywire

Malik, S., Sureka, N., Ahuja, S., Aden, D., Zaheer, S., & Zaheer, S. (2024) · Cell Biology International · doi:10.1002/cbin.12226 · Cited by 32

AXL: shapers of tumor progression and immunosuppressive microenvironments

Liu, Y., Xu, L., Dou, Y., & He, Y. (2025) · Molecular Cancer · doi:10.1186/s12943-024-02210-9 · Cited by 38

The prognostic value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in colorectal cancer and colorectal anastomotic leakage patients: a retrospective study

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