
Frontiers in Pharmacology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16
Опубликована: Март 19, 2025
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for approximately 85% of all cases and remains one the leading causes cancer-related mortality worldwide. The high rate is primarily driven by delayed diagnosis, rapid metastasis, frequent recurrence. Tumor-derived exosomes (TEXs) have emerged as critical mediators in NSCLC progression, offering valuable insights into tumor microenvironment. Exosomes are small membrane vesicles that facilitate intercellular communication transport bioactive molecules, including proteins, RNAs, DNAs, thereby reflecting genetic complexity tumors. These play a key role promoting epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), neovascularization, drug resistance, immune evasion, which pivotal development NSCLC. This review explores diverse roles TEXs focusing on their involvement pre-metastatic niche formation, tissue modulation. Specifically, we discuss exosome-associated RNAs proteins NSCLC, contribute to growth metastasis. Furthermore, explore potential biomarkers emphasizing application prognosis, prediction resistance targeted therapies immunotherapies.
Язык: Английский