Cancer Research ranks 17th with an Impact Factor of 9.130!

Cancer Research ranks 17th with an Impact Factor of 9.130!
IL1β orchestrates tumor-promoting inflammation in breast cancer and can be targeted in patients using an IL1 receptor antagonist.
This work demonstrates that calcium channels blockers verapamil and diltiazem inhibit mechano-sensitization of EGF-dependent cancer cell collective invasion, introducing potential clinical strategies against stromal-dependent collective invasion.
These findings provide insights into mechanism of melanoma recurrence and propose a novel approach to inhibit systematic metastatic disease by targeting bone marrow-resident tumor cells through pharmacological inhibition of USP7.