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Biophysical and epigenetic regulation of cancer stemness, invasiveness and immune action.

Praveen Krishna VeerasubramanianAnnie TrinhNavied AkhtarWendy F LiuTimothy L Downing
Published in: Current tissue microenvironment reports (2020)
This review highlights the importance of aberrant biophysical cues in driving cancer progression through altered behavior of CSCs and immune cells, which in turn sustains further biophysical dysregulation. We examine current and potential therapeutic approaches that break this self-sustaining cycle of disease progression by targeting the presented biophysical and epigenetic signatures of cancer. We also summarize strategies including the normalization of the TME, targeted drug delivery, and inhibition of cancer-enabling epigenetic players.
Keyphrases
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