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The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a critical feature of the tumor microenvironment and is required for in vitro models to accurately mimic in vivo phenotypes that can guide precision medicine approaches. The cover features an image of a 3D MatriSphere, a platform developed to provide an in vitro model for incorporating tumor stroma within existing spheroid workflows. Solubilized tissue-specific ECM was self-assembled and organized by colorectal cancer cells—enabling the study of cell–ECM interactions in a hydrogel-free system. MatriSpheres recapitulated morphological and transcriptomic profiles of in vivo colorectal cancer tumors. MatriSpheres provide a low-cost, tunable platform that could help improve high-throughput screening and identify effective therapeutic strategies. For details, see article by Buckenmeyer and colleagues on page 1577. - PDF Icon PDF LinkTable of Contents
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Cancer Research
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A 3D Self-Assembly Platform Integrating Decellularized Matrix Recapitulates In Vivo Tumor Phenotypes and Heterogeneity
MatriSpheres provide a hydrogel-free 3D platform for decoupling the influence of heterogeneous extracellular matrix components on tumor biology and can broadly facilitate high-throughput drug discovery and screening applications.
Cancer Biology
CXCL10 Secreted by Pericytes Mediates TNFα-Induced Vascular Leakage in Tumors and Enhances Extravasation of Nanoparticle-Based Chemotherapeutics
TNFα stimulates tumor-associated pericytes to produce CXCL10 that mediates vascular leakage and assists in the intratumoral delivery of nanoparticle-encapsulated chemotherapeutic drugs.
Tumorigenesis Driven by BRAFV600E Requires Secondary Mutations That Overcome Its Feedback Inhibition of RAC1 and Migration
Secondary genetic lesions that rescue BRAFV600E/ERK-induced feedback inhibition on cell migration are required for tumorigenesis, indicating that oncogenic feedback may shape the genetic landscape and select for mutations that are therapeutic targets.
The Glycosyltransferase XYLT1 Activates NF-κB Signaling to Promote Metastasis of Early-Stage Lung Adenocarcinoma
XYLT1 promotes metastatic recurrence of early-stage lung adenocarcinoma by facilitating sulfated glycosaminoglycan conjugation and proteasomal degradation of IκBα to activate NF-κB, providing potential biomarker and treatment strategies for lung cancer metastasis.
Cancer Immunology
GLI2 Facilitates Tumor Immune Evasion and Immunotherapeutic Resistance by Coordinating WNT and Prostaglandin Signaling
WNT and prostaglandin signaling generate an immunotolerant environment in GLI2-active tumors and can be targeted as a component of immunotherapeutic combination strategies to overcome resistance in tumors exhibiting mesenchymal plasticity.
Cancer Metabolism and Molecular Mechanisms
Arginine Deprivation Induces Quiescence and Confers Vulnerability to Ferroptosis in Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer dependency on arginine uptake creates a metabolic vulnerability to arginine deficiency that causes cell cycle arrest and ferroptosis sensitivity, highlighting arginine deprivation plus ferroptosis induction as a promising treatment.
Translational Cancer Biology
Longitudinal Profiling of Circulating Tumor DNA Reveals the Evolutionary Dynamics of Metastatic Prostate Cancer during Serial Therapy
Profiling of the genomic copy number changes and mutations in circulating tumor DNA collected longitudinally from prostate cancer patients receiving serial life-prolonging therapies elucidates evolutionary dynamics and identifies emerging resistant subclones.
Integrating Plasma Cell-Free DNA Fragment End Motif and Size with Genomic Features Enables Lung Cancer Detection
Evaluating fragment-based features and genomic coverage in cell-free DNA offers an accurate lung cancer screening method, promising improvements in early cancer detection and addressing challenges associated with current screening methods.
Stabilization of RUNX1 Induced by O-GlcNAcylation Promotes PDGF-BB–Mediated Resistance to CDK4/6 Inhibitors in Breast Cancer
RUNX1-PDGF-BB signaling drives resistance to CDK4/6 inhibition in breast cancer, providing the foundation to develop approaches to target the RUNX1-PDGF-BB axis to overcome CDK4/6 inhibitor resistance in breast cancer patients.
Cancer Landscapes
Genomic Characterization of High-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma Reveals Distinct Somatic Features in Black Individuals
Elucidation of the somatic mutational landscape of high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma in Black individuals, who experience poor survival and are underrepresented in research, could inform patient prognosis and enable precision medicine opportunities.
Corrections
Correction: Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres in Cancer Confers a Vulnerability to Reactivation of p53 Function
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Cancer Research
(1941-Present; volumes 1-current)Published twice monthly since 1987. From 1941-1986, published monthly.
(ISSN 0008-5472)
The American Journal of Cancer
(1931-1940; volumes 15-40)Published quarterly in 1931, bimonthly in 1932, and monthly from 1933 to 1940. The journal changed title to Cancer Research in 1941.
(ISSN 0099-7374)
The Journal of Cancer Research
(1916-1930); volumes 1-14)Published quarterly from 1916 through 1930 (publication was suspended from November 1922 to March 1924). The journal changed title to The American Journal of Cancer in 1931.
(ISSN 0099-7013)
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