Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 396: Emerging Role of Podocalyxin in the Progression of Mature B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 396: Emerging Role of Podocalyxin in the Progression of Mature B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12020396
Authors:
Tamayo-Orbegozo
Amo
Díez-García
Amutio
Riñón
Alonso
Arana
Maruri
Larrucea
Mature B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (B-NHL) constitutes a group of heterogeneous malignant lymphoproliferative diseases ranging from indolent to highly aggressive forms. Although the survival after chemo-immunotherapy treatment of mature B-NHL has increased over the last years, many patients relapse or remain refractory due to drug resistance, presenting an unfavorable prognosis. Hence, there is an urgent need to identify new prognostic markers and therapeutic targets. Podocalyxin (PODXL), a sialomucin overexpressed in a variety of tumor cell types and associated with their aggressiveness, has been implicated in multiple aspects of cancer progression, although its participation in hematological malignancies remains unexplored. New evidence points to a role for PODXL in mature B-NHL cell proliferation, survival, migration, drug resistance, and metabolic reprogramming, as well as enhanced levels of PODXL in mature B-NHL. Here, we review the current knowledge on the contribution of PODXL to tumorigenesis, highlighting and discussing its role in mature B-NHL progression.
Source: Cancers - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tamayo-Orbegozo Amo D íez-García Amutio Ri ñón Alonso Arana Maruri Larrucea Tags: Review Source Type: research
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