volume 20 issue 3 pages 174-186

A framework for advancing our understanding of cancer-associated fibroblasts

Erik Sahai 1
Igor A. Astsaturov 2
Edna Cukierman 3
Mikala Egeblad 5
Ronald M. Evans 6, 7
Douglas Fearon 5, 8
F. Greten 9, 10
Sunil R. Hingorani 11
Tony Hunter 12
Richard O. Hynes 13
Rakesh Kumar Jain 14
Tobias Janowitz 5, 15
Claus Jorgensen 16
Alec C. Kimmelman 17
Mikhail G. Kolonin 18
Robert G. Maki 5, 19, 20
R Scott Powers 21
Ellen Puré 22
Daniel C Ramirez 23
Ruth Scherz Shouval 24
Mara H Sherman 25
Sheila Stewart 26
Thea D. Tlsty 27, 28
David A. Tuveson 5
F. M. Watt 29
Valerie Weaver 30
Ashani T. Weeraratna 31
Zena Werb 32
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Institute for Tumor Biology and Experimental Therapy, Georg-Speyer-Haus, Frankfurt, Germany
15
 
Northwell Health Cancer Institute, New Hyde Park, USA
19
 
Northwell Health Cancer Institute, New York, USA
23
 
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health System, New York, USA
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2020-01-24
scimago Q1
wos Q1
SJR24.378
CiteScore103.8
Impact factor66.8
ISSN1474175X, 14741768
General Environmental Science
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Abstract
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are a key component of the tumour microenvironment with diverse functions, including matrix deposition and remodelling, extensive reciprocal signalling interactions with cancer cells and crosstalk with infiltrating leukocytes. As such, they are a potential target for optimizing therapeutic strategies against cancer. However, many challenges are present in ongoing attempts to modulate CAFs for therapeutic benefit. These include limitations in our understanding of the origin of CAFs and heterogeneity in CAF function, with it being desirable to retain some antitumorigenic functions. On the basis of a meeting of experts in the field of CAF biology, we summarize in this Consensus Statement our current knowledge and present a framework for advancing our understanding of this critical cell type within the tumour microenvironment. This Consensus Statement highlights the importance of cancer-associated fibroblasts in cancer biology and progression, and issues a call to action for all cancer researchers to standardize assays and report metadata in studies of cancer-associated fibroblasts to advance our understanding of this important cell type in the tumour microenvironment.
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Sahai E. et al. A framework for advancing our understanding of cancer-associated fibroblasts // Nature Reviews Cancer. 2020. Vol. 20. No. 3. pp. 174-186.
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Sahai E., Astsaturov I. A., Cukierman E., DeNardo D. G., Egeblad M., Evans R. M., Fearon D., Greten F., Hingorani S. R., Hunter T., Hynes R. O., Jain R. K., Janowitz T., Jorgensen C., Kimmelman A. C., Kolonin M. G., Maki R. G., Powers R. S., Puré E., Ramirez D. C., Scherz Shouval R., Sherman M. H., Stewart S., Tlsty T. D., Tuveson D. A., Watt F. M., Weaver V., Weeraratna A. T., Werb Z. A framework for advancing our understanding of cancer-associated fibroblasts // Nature Reviews Cancer. 2020. Vol. 20. No. 3. pp. 174-186.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1038/s41568-019-0238-1
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TI - A framework for advancing our understanding of cancer-associated fibroblasts
T2 - Nature Reviews Cancer
AU - Sahai, Erik
AU - Astsaturov, Igor A.
AU - Cukierman, Edna
AU - DeNardo, David G.
AU - Egeblad, Mikala
AU - Evans, Ronald M.
AU - Fearon, Douglas
AU - Greten, F.
AU - Hingorani, Sunil R.
AU - Hunter, Tony
AU - Hynes, Richard O.
AU - Jain, Rakesh Kumar
AU - Janowitz, Tobias
AU - Jorgensen, Claus
AU - Kimmelman, Alec C.
AU - Kolonin, Mikhail G.
AU - Maki, Robert G.
AU - Powers, R Scott
AU - Puré, Ellen
AU - Ramirez, Daniel C
AU - Scherz Shouval, Ruth
AU - Sherman, Mara H
AU - Stewart, Sheila
AU - Tlsty, Thea D.
AU - Tuveson, David A.
AU - Watt, F. M.
AU - Weaver, Valerie
AU - Weeraratna, Ashani T.
AU - Werb, Zena
PY - 2020
DA - 2020/01/24
PB - Springer Nature
SP - 174-186
IS - 3
VL - 20
PMID - 31980749
SN - 1474-175X
SN - 1474-1768
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@article{2020_Sahai,
author = {Erik Sahai and Igor A. Astsaturov and Edna Cukierman and David G. DeNardo and Mikala Egeblad and Ronald M. Evans and Douglas Fearon and F. Greten and Sunil R. Hingorani and Tony Hunter and Richard O. Hynes and Rakesh Kumar Jain and Tobias Janowitz and Claus Jorgensen and Alec C. Kimmelman and Mikhail G. Kolonin and Robert G. Maki and R Scott Powers and Ellen Puré and Daniel C Ramirez and Ruth Scherz Shouval and Mara H Sherman and Sheila Stewart and Thea D. Tlsty and David A. Tuveson and F. M. Watt and Valerie Weaver and Ashani T. Weeraratna and Zena Werb},
title = {A framework for advancing our understanding of cancer-associated fibroblasts},
journal = {Nature Reviews Cancer},
year = {2020},
volume = {20},
publisher = {Springer Nature},
month = {jan},
url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/s41568-019-0238-1},
number = {3},
pages = {174--186},
doi = {10.1038/s41568-019-0238-1}
}
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Sahai, Erik, et al. “A framework for advancing our understanding of cancer-associated fibroblasts.” Nature Reviews Cancer, vol. 20, no. 3, Jan. 2020, pp. 174-186. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41568-019-0238-1.