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A framework for the development of effective anti-metastatic agents

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Anderson, Robin L., Balasas, Theo, Callaghan, Juliana, Coombes, R. Charles, Evans, Jeff, Hall, Jacqueline A., Kinrade, Sally, Jones, David, Jones, Paul S., Jones, Rob, Marshall, John F., Panico, Maria Beatrice, Shaw, Jacqui A., Steeg, Patricia S., Sullivan, Mark, Tong, Warwick, Westwell, Andrew D., Ritchie, James W. A., on behalf of the Cancer Research UK and Cancer Therapeutics CRC Australia Metastasis Working Group·2019·Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology

Abstract

Most cancer-related deaths are a result of metastasis, and thus the importance of this process as a target of therapy cannot be understated. By asking ‘how can we effectively treat cancer?’, we do not capture the complexity of a disease encompassing >200 different cancer types — many consisting of multiple subtypes — with considerable intratumoural heterogeneity, which can result in variable responses to a specific therapy. Moreover, we have much less information on the pathophysiological characteristics of metastases than is available for the primary tumour. Most disseminated tumour cells that arrive in distant tissues, surrounded by unfamiliar cells and a foreign microenvironment, are likely to die; however, those that survive can generate metastatic tumours with a markedly different biology from that of the primary tumour. To treat metastasis effectively, we must inhibit fundamental metastatic processes and develop specific preclinical and clinical strategies that do not rely on primary tumour responses. To address this crucial issue, Cancer Research UK and Cancer Therapeutics CRC Australia formed a Metastasis Working Group with representatives from not-for-profit, academic, government, industry and regulatory bodies in order to develop recommendations on how to tackle the challenges associated with treating (micro)metastatic disease. Herein, we describe the challenges identified as well as the proposed approaches for discovering and developing anticancer agents designed specifically to prevent or delay the metastatic outgrowth of cancer.

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Anderson, R. L., Balasas, T., Callaghan, J., Coombes, R. C., Evans, J., Hall, J. A., Kinrade, S., Jones, D., Jones, P. S., Jones, R., Marshall, J. F., Panico, M. B., Shaw, J. A., Steeg, P. S., Sullivan, M., Tong, W., Westwell, A. D., Ritchie, J. W. A., & on behalf of the Cancer Research UK and Cancer Therapeutics CRC Australia Metastasis Working Group
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Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
Published
2018-12-04
Volume
16
Issue
3
Pages
185-204
ISSN
  • 1759-4774 (ISSN-L)
  • 1759-4782
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341
References
204
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4.05
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journal article
Language
en
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Anderson, R. L., Balasas, T., Callaghan, J., Coombes, R. C., Evans, J., Hall, J. A., Kinrade, S., Jones, D., Jones, P. S., Jones, R., Marshall, J. F., Panico, M. B., Shaw, J. A., Steeg, P. S., Sullivan, M., Tong, W., Westwell, A. D., Ritchie, J. W. A., & on behalf of the Cancer Research UK and Cancer Therapeutics CRC Australia Metastasis Working Group. (2019). A framework for the development of effective anti-metastatic agents. Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41571-018-0134-8

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