In conclusion, our results identified that the FZD7-TWIST1 axis is important for tumorigenesis and anoikis resistance, and therapeutic inhibition results in cell death in OCs.
Cytoreductive surgery and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS/HIPEC) are commonly used in the treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) originating from colorectal, appendiceal and ovarian cancers.
Downregulation of CXC chemokine ligand 11 can inhibit tumor angiogenesis, suggesting that anti-CXC chemokine ligand 11 therapy may offer an alternative treatment strategy for TWIST1-positive ovarian cancer.
Our data suggested that epigenetic silencing of SFRP5 leads to oncogenic activation of the Wnt pathway and contributes to ovarian cancer progression and chemoresistance through the TWIST-mediated EMT and AKT2 signaling.