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Shaswati Athaiya, Lisa Volk-Draper, Emma Cox, Kathy Robinson, Natalya Zinkevich, Sophia Ran. Bone Marrow Myeloid–Lymphatic Progenitors Expand Tumor Lymphatic Vasculature Through Cell FusionCancers 2025; 17(11) doi: 10.3390/cancers17111804
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Somayeh Alsadat Tara, Ali Zekri, Fattah Sotoodehnejadnematalahi, Mohammad Hossein Modarressi. Aurora B inhibition induces polyploidy and mitotic catastrophe in HER2-amplified breast cancer: Telomere shortening as a potential anticancer mechanism of AZD1152-HQPABiomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 2025; 191 doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2025.118509
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Valentina Masciale, Federico Banchelli, Giulia Grisendi, Anna Valeria Samarelli, Giulia Raineri, Tania Rossi, Michele Zanoni, Michela Cortesi, Sara Bandini, Paola Ulivi, Giovanni Martinelli, Franco Stella, Massimo Dominici, Beatrice Aramini. The molecular features of lung cancer stem cells in dedifferentiation process-driven epigenetic alterationsJournal of Biological Chemistry 2024; 300(12) doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107994
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Han Han, Ting He, Yingfan Wu, Tianmei He, Weiqiang Zhou. Multidimensional analysis of tumor stem cells: from biological properties, metabolic adaptations to immune escape mechanismsFrontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 2024; 12 doi: 10.3389/fcell.2024.1441081
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Andriana Plevriti, Margarita Lamprou, Eleni Mourkogianni, Nikolaos Skoulas, Maria Giannakopoulou, Md Sanaullah Sajib, Zhiyong Wang, George Mattheolabakis, Antonios Chatzigeorgiou, Antonia Marazioti, Constantinos M. Mikelis. The Role of Soluble CD163 (sCD163) in Human Physiology and PathophysiologyCells 2024; 13(20) doi: 10.3390/cells13201679
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Eduardo López-Collazo, Laura Hurtado-Navarro. Cell fusion as a driver of metastasis: re-evaluating an old hypothesis in the age of cancer heterogeneityFrontiers in Immunology 2025; 16 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1524781
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Zhen Liu, Yihao Wang, Zesheng Peng, Hui Li, Haofei Wang, Yuyi Wu, Xiaobing Jiang, Peng Fu. Fusion of tumor cells and mesenchymal stem/stroma cells: a source of tumor heterogeneity, evolution and recurrenceMedical Oncology 2025; 42(2) doi: 10.1007/s12032-024-02595-z
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Kevin D. Seely, Amanda D. Morgan, Lauren D. Hagenstein, Garrett M. Florey, James M. Small. Bacterial Involvement in Progression and Metastasis of Colorectal NeoplasiaCancers 2022; 14(4) doi: 10.3390/cancers14041019
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Olga V. Anatskaya, Alexander E. Vinogradov. Polyploidy as a Fundamental Phenomenon in Evolution, Development, Adaptation and DiseasesInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences 2022; 23(7) doi: 10.3390/ijms23073542
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Chengwan Xia, Qian Zhang, Yumei Pu, Qingang Hu, Yuxin Wang. Cell fusion between tumor cells and macrophages promotes the metastasis of OSCC patient through the activation of the chemokine signaling pathwayCancer Medicine 2024; 13(4) doi: 10.1002/cam4.6940
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Cosmin Andrei Cismaru, Sergiu Chira, George Adrian Calin, Romana Netea-Maier, Ioana Berindan-Neagoe. On the potential origin of the zygote-like cancer stem cell with a focus on fusion for cell rescueFrontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 2026; 14 doi: 10.3389/fcell.2026.1797239
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Go Itoh, Yuma Fukushi, Kurara Takagane, Keisuke Kanetaka, Hitomi Suzuki, Yohei Kawasaki, Sei Kuriyama, Kenji Iemura, Kozo Tanaka, Akiteru Goto, Masamitsu Tanaka. Effects of mitotically active polyploid giant cancer cells on chemoresistance through interaction with cancer-associated fibroblastsBritish Journal of Cancer 2026; 134(5) doi: 10.1038/s41416-025-03317-6
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Brett S. Walker, Thomas L. Sutton, Luai Zarour, John G. Hunter, Stephanie G. Wood, V. Liana Tsikitis, Daniel O. Herzig, Charles D. Lopez, Emerson Y. Chen, Skye C. Mayo, Melissa H. Wong. Circulating Hybrid Cells: A Novel Liquid Biomarker of Treatment Response in Gastrointestinal CancersAnnals of Surgical Oncology 2021; 28(13) doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-10379-2
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Joanna N. Modi, Alison M. Taylor. Cell FusionAdvances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 2026; 1509 doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-22637-2_15
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Razmik Mirzayans, David Murray. Intratumor Heterogeneity and Treatment Resistance of Solid Tumors with a Focus on Polyploid/Senescent Giant Cancer Cells (PGCCs)International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2023; 24(14) doi: 10.3390/ijms241411534
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Soham Bhattacharyya, Debopriya Choudhury, Brahmachari Vedeshachaitanya, Pushkar Malakar. Cell FusionAdvances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 2026; 1509 doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-22637-2_10
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Marianna Fabi, Biljana Petrovic, Laura Andreozzi, Elena Corinaldesi, Emanuele Filice, Carlotta Biagi, Alessia Rizzello, Bianca Elisa Mattesini, Simone Bugani, Marcello Lanari. Circulating Endothelial Cells: A New Possible Marker of Endothelial Damage in Kawasaki Disease, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children and Acute SARS-CoV-2 InfectionInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences 2022; 23(17) doi: 10.3390/ijms231710106
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Juan Jesus Vicente, Kainat Khan, Grant Tillinghast, José L. McFaline-Figueroa, Yasemin Sancak, Nephi Stella. The microtubule targeting agent ST-401 triggers cell death in interphase and prevents the formation of polyploid giant cancer cellsJournal of Translational Medicine 2024; 22(1) doi: 10.1186/s12967-024-05234-3
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Ahmed Abdelaziz Mohamed Essa, Mohammed Abdulaziz Mohammed Korayem, Mohammed A. Alghamdi, Rajab A. Alzahrani, Nuha Mohammed Malibari, Hebatalla Elmetwally Kandil. Expression of CD68 and CD163 in malignant epithelial cells of oral squamous cell carcinoma: Phenotypic shift or mere cell fusionPathology - Research and Practice 2024; 263 doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2024.155639
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Yuri Lazebnik. Cell fusion as a link between the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, COVID-19 complications, and vaccine side effectsOncotarget 2021; 12(25) doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.28088
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Vijay Kumar, John H. Stewart. Obesity, bone marrow adiposity, and leukemia: Time to actObesity Reviews 2024; 25(3) doi: 10.1111/obr.13674
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Abdullah Mahmood Ali, Azra Raza. scRNAseq and High-Throughput Spatial Analysis of Tumor and Normal Microenvironment in Solid Tumors Reveal a Possible Origin of Circulating Tumor Hybrid CellsCancers 2024; 16(7) doi: 10.3390/cancers16071444
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Ivan Shabo, Kristine Midtbö, Robert Bränström, Annelie Lindström, Ajay Kumar. Monocyte-cancer cell fusion is mediated by phosphatidylserine—CD36 receptor interaction and induced by ionizing radiationPLOS ONE 2025; 20(1) doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0311027
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Maria K. Skytthe, Jonas Heilskov Graversen, Søren K. Moestrup. Targeting of CD163+ Macrophages in Inflammatory and Malignant DiseasesInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences 2020; 21(15) doi: 10.3390/ijms21155497
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Matheus Correia Casotti, Débora Dummer Meira, Aléxia Stefani Siqueira Zetum, Camilly Victória Campanharo, Danielle Ribeiro Campos da Silva, Giulia Maria Giacinti, Iris Moreira da Silva, João Augusto Diniz Moura, Karen Ruth Michio Barbosa, Lorena Souza Castro Altoé, Lorena Souza Rittberg Mauricio, Luíza Santa Brígida de Barros Góes, Lyvia Neves Rebello Alves, Sarah Sophia Guedes Linhares, Vinícius do Prado Ventorim, Yasmin Moreto Guaitolini, Eldamária de Vargas Wolfgramm dos Santos, Flavia Imbroisi Valle Errera, Sonia Groisman, Elizeu Fagundes de Carvalho, Flavia de Paula, Marcelo Victor Pires de Sousa, Pierre Basílio Almeida Fechine, Iuri Drumond Louro. Integrating frontiers: a holistic, quantum and evolutionary approach to conquering cancer through systems biology and multidisciplinary synergyFrontiers in Oncology 2024; 14 doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1419599
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Aochen Yu, Yang Xing, Fuyao Zhang, Deru Cao, Yuan Jiang, Xinyue Lu, Juan Li. Chromosome remodeling and cytoplasmic distribution during embryonic development in fused pair embryosTheriogenology 2025; 243 doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2025.117465
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Catharina Melzer, Juliane von der Ohe, Tianjiao Luo, Ralf Hass. Spontaneous Fusion of MSC with Breast Cancer Cells Can Generate Tumor DormancyInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences 2021; 22(11) doi: 10.3390/ijms22115930
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Mikaela M. Mallin, Nicholas Kim, Mohammad Ikbal Choudhury, Se Jong Lee, Steven S. An, Sean X. Sun, Konstantinos Konstantopoulos, Kenneth J. Pienta, Sarah R. Amend. Cells in the polyaneuploid cancer cell (PACC) state have increased metastatic potentialClinical & Experimental Metastasis 2023; 40(4) doi: 10.1007/s10585-023-10216-8
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Eduardo López-Collazo, Laura Hurtado-Navarro, Gloria C. Bonel-Pérez. Cell FusionAdvances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 2026; 1509 doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-22637-2_13
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David I. Devore, Dongming Sun, Iman Tadmori, Kim‐phuong N. Le, Mariana R. N. Lima, Joachim Kohn. Tyrosine‐Derived Polymeric Surfactants Modulate the Fusion of Normal and Cancer CellsJournal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A 2025; 113(6) doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.37941
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Ophélie Dufrançais, Rémi Mascarau, Renaud Poincloux, Isabelle Maridonneau-Parini, Brigitte Raynaud-Messina, Christel Vérollet. Cellular and molecular actors of myeloid cell fusion: podosomes and tunneling nanotubes call the tuneCellular and Molecular Life Sciences 2021; 78(17-18) doi: 10.1007/s00018-021-03875-x
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Sharanya Roy, Swastika Rakhshit, Sayak Chakraborty, Sampriti Chakraborty, Soumava Jana, Prasmita Sircar, Aditi Nayak. Polyploid giant cancer cells: the hidden players in ovarian cancer progression and prognosisCell Cycle 2026; 25(1) doi: 10.1080/15384101.2026.2675348
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Thomas Dittmar, Mareike Sieler, Ralf Hass. Why do certain cancer cells alter functionality and fuse?Biological Chemistry 2023; 404(10) doi: 10.1515/hsz-2023-0162
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Ji Seob Kim, In Sun Hwang, Seo Jeong Kim, Min Hee Moon, Hae-Dam Park, Byeong Ho Jin, Da Young Kim, Min Ji Lee, Se-Yun Eum, Seo-Jin Yoo, Byung-Hyun Cha. Cell-cell fusion and stem cell plasticity: Emerging paradigms in tissue regenerationWorld Journal of Stem Cells 2026; 18(5): 118307 doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v18.i5.118307
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Natalia Filippova, Louis B. Nabors. ELAVL1 Role in Cell Fusion and Tunneling Membrane Nanotube Formations with Implication to Treat Glioma HeterogeneityCancers 2020; 12(10) doi: 10.3390/cancers12103069
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Greggory LaBerge, Eric Duvall, Zachary Grasmick, Kay Haedicke, Anjela Galan, John Pawelek. A melanoma patient with macrophage-cancer cell hybrids in the primary tumor, a lymph node metastasis and a brain metastasisCancer Genetics 2021;  doi: 10.1016/j.cancergen.2021.05.009
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R. Serttas, K. Tabakcioglu, S. Erdogan. ASCORBYL PALMITATE ENHANCES ANTI-PROLIFERATIVE EFFECT OF TRASTUZUMAB IN HER2-POSITIVE BREAST CANCER CELLSExperimental Oncology 2025; 47(2) doi: 10.15407/exp-oncology.2025.02.156
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Julia Belansky, Dvir Yelin. Optimization study of plasmonic cell fusionScientific Reports 2022; 12(1) doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-11168-x
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Stephen D. P. Fielden, Sean M. Collins, Matthew J. Derry, Caterina Ducati, Simon M. Fairclough, Alisha J. Miller, Rachel K. O’Reilly, Paul D. Topham. Kinetically controlled hetero-fusion is a systems-level behaviour of polymer nanoparticle populationsNature Communications 2025; 16(1) doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-66827-0
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Debopriya Choudhury, Dhruba Ghosh, Meghna Mondal, Didhiti Singha, Ramesh Pothuraju, Pushkar Malakar. Polyploidy and mTOR signaling: a possible molecular linkCell Communication and Signaling 2024; 22(1) doi: 10.1186/s12964-024-01526-9
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Pan Liu, Lili Wang, Huiying Yu. Polyploid giant cancer cells: origin, possible pathways of formation, characteristics, and mechanisms of regulationFrontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 2024; 12 doi: 10.3389/fcell.2024.1410637
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Krishna Dasari, Jason A. Somarelli, Sudhir Kumar, Jeffrey P. Townsend. The somatic molecular evolution of cancer: Mutation, selection, and epistasisProgress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology 2021; 165 doi: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2021.08.003
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Teeb Yasir Mahmoud Al-Adayleh, Waqas Ahmad, Siti Sarah Fazalul Rahiman, Vikneswaran Murugaiyah, Rafeezul Mohamed, Sheryar Afzal, Rahmeh Saad Al-Ramamneh, Ali Attiq. cGAS-STING Signalling in the tumour microenvironment: Implications for immune surveillance and therapeutic strategiesInternational Immunopharmacology 2026; 182 doi: 10.1016/j.intimp.2026.116832
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Anna Paula Carreta Ruano, Andrea Paiva Gadelha Guimarães, Alexcia C. Braun, Bianca C. T. C. P. Flores, Milena Shizue Tariki, Emne A. Abdallah, Jacqueline Aparecida Torres, Diana Noronha Nunes, Bruna Tirapelli, Vladmir C. Cordeiro de Lima, Marcello Ferretti Fanelli, Pierre-Emmanuel Colombo, Alexandre André Balieiro Anastácio da Costa, Catherine Alix-Panabières, Ludmilla Thomé Domingos Chinen. Fusion Cell Markers in Circulating Tumor Cells from Patients with High-Grade Ovarian Serous CarcinomaInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences 2022; 23(23) doi: 10.3390/ijms232314687
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Malgorzata Kloc, Arijita Subuddhi, Ahmed Uosef, Jacek Z. Kubiak, Rafik M. Ghobrial. Monocyte–Macrophage Lineage Cell FusionInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences 2022; 23(12) doi: 10.3390/ijms23126553
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Zhen Liu, Sujie Gu, Zesheng Peng, Yihao Wang, Hui Li, Xiaoqing Zeng, Haofei Wang, Peng Lv, Yuyi Wu, Yan Zhou, Yanbin Zhang, Xiaobing Jiang, Peng Fu. Fusion of glioma-associated mesenchymal stem/stromal cells with glioma cells promotes macrophage recruitment and M2 polarization via m6A modification of CSF1Cell Death & Disease 2025; 16(1) doi: 10.1038/s41419-025-07678-x
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Linda Wordeman, Juan Jesus Vicente. Microtubule Targeting Agents in Disease: Classic Drugs, Novel RolesCancers 2021; 13(22) doi: 10.3390/cancers13225650
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Ralf Hass, Juliane von der Ohe, Hendrik Ungefroren. The Intimate Relationship among EMT, MET and TME: A T(ransdifferentiation) E(nhancing) M(ix) to Be Exploited for Therapeutic PurposesCancers 2020; 12(12) doi: 10.3390/cancers12123674
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Ralf Hass, Juliane von der Ohe, Thomas Dittmar. Hybrid Formation and Fusion of Cancer Cells In Vitro and In VivoCancers 2021; 13(17) doi: 10.3390/cancers13174496
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Hao Zhang, Hong Ma, Xiaohui Yang, Linlin Fan, Shifeng Tian, Rui Niu, Man Yan, Minying Zheng, Shiwu Zhang. Cell Fusion-Related Proteins and Signaling Pathways, and Their Roles in the Development and Progression of CancerFrontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 2022; 9 doi: 10.3389/fcell.2021.809668
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Alexander E. Vinogradov, Olga V. Anatskaya. Systemic Alterations of Cancer Cells and Their Boost by Polyploidization: Unicellular Attractor (UCA) ModelInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences 2023; 24(7) doi: 10.3390/ijms24076196
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Jae Hun Shin, Jaekwang Jeong, Stephen E. Maher, Heon-Woo Lee, Jaechul Lim, Alfred L. M. Bothwell. Colon cancer cells acquire immune regulatory molecules from tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes by trogocytosisProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2021; 118(48) doi: 10.1073/pnas.2110241118
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Yuri Lazebnik. Adopted neoplastic cells and the consequences of their existenceOncotarget 2023; 14(1) doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.28408
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Emily Marcotte, Alicia Goyeneche, Mohamed Abdouh, Julia Valdemarin Burnier, Miguel Noel Burnier. The Phenotypical Characterization of Dual-Nature Hybrid Cells in Uveal MelanomaCancers 2024; 16(18) doi: 10.3390/cancers16183231
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Thomas Dittmar. Generation of Cancer Stem/Initiating Cells by Cell–Cell FusionInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences 2022; 23(9) doi: 10.3390/ijms23094514