title: Cellular signaling pathways implicated in metastasis of colorectal cancer and the associated targeted agents.
abstract: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cancer worldwide and CRC-related death is mainly attributed to metastasis. Many cellular signaling pathways have been demonstrated to be aberrant in colorectal tumors, and some of them lead to the acquisition of malignant phenotypes. Therefore, the evaluation of signaling pathways implicated in CRC metastasis is urgent for further understanding of CRC progression and pharmacotherapy. This review focuses on several novel cellular signaling pathways associated with CRC metastasis, including Wnt/β-catenin, p53, COX, TGF-β/Smad, NF-κB, Notch, VEGF and JAKs/STAT3 signaling pathways. Targeted agents developed based on these pathways are also briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, PR China.
authors.forename: Xuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, PR China.
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cancer Institute, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhongze
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, PR China.
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D058990:Molecular Targeted Therapy; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011379:Prognosis; D015398:Signal Transduction; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: colorectal cancer; metastasis; molecular mechanisms; signaling pathways; therapeutic agents