Exploring New Frontiers: Alternative Breast Cancer Treatments Through Glycocalyx Research

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Contributors

  • Ielizaveta Gorodetska - , OncoRay - National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) (Author)
  • Anastasiia Samusieva - , Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education (Author)
  • Tetiana Lahuta - , NASU - Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology (Author)
  • Olga Ponomarova - , Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kyiv City Clinical Oncology Center (Author)
  • Oleg Socha - , Provincial Hospital. St. Padre Pio in Przemyśl (Author)
  • Iryna Kozeretska - , Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University (Author)

Abstract

Breast cancer (BC) treatment is developing toward more precise and personalized care through the approval of different comprehensive approaches. Clinical practice emphasizes significant patient-to-patient variability in treatment response among patients, even those with similar clinical and biological profiles. Recent studies have demonstrated that the glycocalyx is an essential organelle that plays an important role in many cellular processes and can be a promising target for treatment. The glycocalyx of cancer cells is a key component influencing the interaction between the tumor and the immune system. Glycan modifications attached to glycoproteins and glycolipids are a common characteristic of the transition to malignancy. We review how the specific structure and function of the glycocalyx are regulated at the molecular level, contribute to immune evasion, and can be overcome by using both traditional drugs and combination therapies, as well as drugs not previously used in standard cancer treatments, to address treatment resistance associated with glycocalyx alterations. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00770354, NCT00925548, NCT01731587, NCT00088413, NCT00179309, NCT00986609, NCT05812326, NCT04020575, NCT05239143, NCT01279603, and NCT03562637.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number9952727
JournalBreast Journal
Volume2025
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 2025
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMedCentral PMC12122162
Scopus 105005974612

Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals

Keywords

  • alternative treatment, breast cancer, glycocalyx, immune system, molecular biology