The Role of Tumor Microenvironment in Multiple Myeloma Development and Progression

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematologic cancer characterized by clonal proliferation of plasma cells in the bone marrow (BM). The progression, from the early stages of the disease as monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) to MM and occasionally...

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Autores: García Ortiz, Almudena, Rodríguez García, Yaiza, Encinas, Jessica, Maroto Martín, Elena, Castellano, Eva, Teixidó, Joaquín, Martínez López, Joaquín
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/6884
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/6884
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:multiple myeloma
tumor microenvironment
immunosuppression
adhesion molecules
migration
bone marrow niche
Inmunología
Oncología
2412 Inmunología
3201.01 Oncología
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Sumario:Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematologic cancer characterized by clonal proliferation of plasma cells in the bone marrow (BM). The progression, from the early stages of the disease as monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) to MM and occasionally extramedullary disease, is drastically affected by the tumor microenvironment (TME). Soluble factors and direct cell–cell interactions regulate MM plasma cell trafficking and homing to the BM niche. Mesenchymal stromal cells, osteoclasts, osteoblasts, myeloid and lymphoid cells present in the BM create a unique milieu that favors MM plasma cell immune evasion and promotes disease progression. Moreover, TME is implicated in malignant cell protection against anti-tumor therapy. This review describes the main cellular and non-cellular components located in the BM, which condition the immunosuppressive environment and lead the MM establishment and progression.