Avacta - re-inventing itself27 Jan 2026 09:15
Good Morning Best in my view to look ahead - Avacta technology seems to be hitting the right sweet spots .
Might be of interest
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"Understanding the soil is as critical as targeting the seed—only then can precision oncology truly deliver on its promise."
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Tumor Microenvironment & Metastasis: Why “Place” Matters in Cancer
Cancer behavior is not driven by tumor cells alone — it is profoundly influenced by the tumor microenvironment (TME) of the organ it colonizes.
This schematic illustrates how organ-specific extracellular matrices (ECM) shape metastatic cancer signaling and treatment response.
What’s happening here?
🔹 Primary tumor
Breast cancer cells disseminate to distant organs such as lymph nodes and lungs.
🔹 Organ-specific fibroblast-derived matrices (FDMs)
Fibroblasts from different organs produce distinct ECM compositions, creating unique biochemical and mechanical environments.
🔹 Cancer cells adapt to their niche
When cancer cells are cultured on organ-specific FDMs:
Kinase signaling pathways change
Growth, survival, and drug response differ
Metastatic behavior becomes organ-dependent
🔹 Tumor microenvironment at metastatic sites
ECM components, resident fibroblasts, integrins, and signaling molecules collectively reprogram cancer cell behavior.
Key takeaway
To understand — and effectively treat — metastatic cancer, we must study not just the cancer cell, but the soil it grows in.
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Insightful perspective on why “place” truly matters in cancer biology. 👏
The role of the tumor microenvironment (TME)—especially organ-specific ECM and fibroblast-derived matrices—in shaping signaling pathways, metastatic behavior, and treatment response is increasingly impossible to ignore. This “seed and soil” interaction explains why the same tumor behaves so differently across metastatic sites.
At ONCOSure (www.oncosure.ai), this complexity is exactly what we aim to address—by integrating biology, pathways, biomarkers, and clinical context into AI-enabled decision support that helps clinicians