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Keywords = Metastasis
Number of Articles: 4
Managing Inflammation in Cancer Therapy: Effects of Inflammation Control on Metastasis and Treatment Response

Managing Inflammation in Cancer Therapy: Effects of Inflammation Control on Metastasis and Treatment Response

Volume 10, Issue 39, Autumn 2025, Pages 43-53

https://doi.org/10.22034/ppmj.2025.2066236.1065

Maryam Abbasi Saeidi, Mina i Ekrami Noghab

Abstract Chronic inflammation is a pivotal element in the onset and advancement of cancer. It is crucial in tumor initiation, survival, metastasis, and therapeutic resistance. This study seeks to thoroughly examine the intricate relationship between inflammation and cancer, emphasizing the role of inflammatory processes in tumor formation and their influence on cancer therapy responses. We will investigate the molecular processes behind inflammation-induced cancer progression, analyze how inflammation affects metastasis, and assess its effects on the effectiveness of treatments like chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapies. Furthermore, we will investigate prospective therapeutic approaches for addressing inflammation in cancer treatment, emphasizing the necessity for specific modulation to enhance treatment efficacy while mitigating adverse consequences such as immune suppression or heightened infection risk. The report finishes with a discussion on prospective research avenues focused on optimizing inflammation-targeting techniques to augment the efficacy of cancer therapies and better patient outcomes. Ultimately, a deeper understanding of inflammation’s dual role in cancer could pave the way for innovative, more personalized treatment strategies that improve survival and quality of life for patients.

Regulating Inflammation in Cancer: Effects on Metastasis and Treatment Outcomes

Regulating Inflammation in Cancer: Effects on Metastasis and Treatment Outcomes

Volume 10, Issue 38, Summer 2025, Pages 1-11

https://doi.org/10.22034/pmj.2025.2066239.1067

Irem Selmi

Abstract Chronic inflammation is a pivotal element in the onset and advancement of cancer. It is crucial in tumor initiation, survival, metastasis, and therapeutic resistance. This study seeks to thoroughly examine the intricate relationship between inflammation and cancer, emphasizing the role of inflammatory processes in tumor formation and their influence on cancer therapy responses. We will investigate the molecular processes behind inflammation-induced cancer progression, analyze how inflammation affects metastasis, and assess its effects on the effectiveness of treatments like chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapies. Furthermore, we will investigate prospective therapeutic approaches for addressing inflammation in cancer treatment, emphasizing the necessity for specific modulation to enhance treatment efficacy while mitigating adverse consequences such as immune suppression or heightened infection risk. The report finishes with a discussion on prospective research avenues focused on optimizing inflammation-targeting techniques to augment the efficacy of cancer therapies and better patient outcomes. Ultimately, a deeper understanding of inflammation’s dual role in cancer could pave the way for innovative, more personalized treatment strategies that improve survival and quality of life for patients.

Epithelial-Mesenchymal Rransition and its Role in Breast Cancer Metastasis

Epithelial-Mesenchymal Rransition and its Role in Breast Cancer Metastasis

Volume 7, Issue 24, 2022, Pages 8-13

https://doi.org/10.22034/pmj.2022.252439

Avan Saeed Mohammed, Ghazal Ghajari

Abstract Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and distant site metastasis is the main cause of death in breast cancer patients. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is defined by the loss of epithelial characteristics and the acquisition of a mesenchymal phenotype. EMT is a vital process for large-scale cell movement during morphogenesis at the time of embryonic development. Tumor cells usurp this developmental program to execute the multi-step process of tumorigenesis and metastasis. Understanding the biological intricacies of the EMT may provide important insights that lead to the development of therapeutic targets in pre-invasive and invasive breast cancer, and could be used as biomarkers for identifying tumor subsets with greater chances of recurrence, metastasis, and therapeutic resistance leading to death. The purpose of this article is to investigate the association between EMT and breast cancer.

The Tumor Microenvironment and its Role in Tumor Progression and Metastasis

The Tumor Microenvironment and its Role in Tumor Progression and Metastasis

Volume 6, Issue 22, Summer 2021, Pages 16-22

https://doi.org/10.22034/pmj.2021.246865

Sepideh Gholami Fireh, Seyed Akbar Moosavi

Abstract Humans are continuously exposed to a wide of carcinogenic and mutagenic stimuli, including environmental toxins, radiation and viruses as well as other infections. Tumor metastasis is responsible for approximately 9% of all cancer related deaths. The tumor microenvironment (TME) contains many distinct cell types, including endothelial cells and their precursors, pericytes, smooth muscle cells, fibroblasts, carcinoma-associated fibroblasts, myofibroblasts, neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, mast cells, T and B lymphocytes, natural killer cells and antigen presenting cells (APC) such as macrophages and dendritic cells. Recent evidence has shown that stromal tissue is much more than a passive bystander in the development and progression of cancers. None the lese,the clinical therapy for many types of human cancers has mainly focused on the malignant cancer cell itself, and have made great achievements, yet cancer therapy still remains a great challenge. This review highlights the evidence for the crucial role of the tumor microenvironment in tumor progression and metastasis.