Small cells - big issues: biological implications and preclinical advancements in small cell lung cancer.
Mol Cancer
; 23(1): 41, 2024 02 24.
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ABSTRACT
Current treatment guidelines refer to small cell lung cancer (SCLC), one of the deadliest human malignancies, as a homogeneous disease. Accordingly, SCLC therapy comprises chemoradiation with or without immunotherapy. Meanwhile, recent studies have made significant advances in subclassifying SCLC based on the elevated expression of the transcription factors ASCL1, NEUROD1, and POU2F3, as well as on certain inflammatory characteristics. The role of the transcription regulator YAP1 in defining a unique SCLC subset remains to be established. Although preclinical analyses have described numerous subtype-specific characteristics and vulnerabilities, the so far non-existing clinical subtype distinction may be a contributor to negative clinical trial outcomes. This comprehensive review aims to provide a framework for the development of novel personalized therapeutic approaches by compiling the most recent discoveries achieved by preclinical SCLC research. We highlight the challenges faced due to limited access to patient material as well as the advances accomplished by implementing state-of-the-art models and methodologies.
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01-internacional
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Geral
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Tipos_de_cancer
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Pulmao
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Carcinoma de Pequenas Células do Pulmão
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
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Humans
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En
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Mol Cancer
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NEOPLASIAS
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
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Áustria