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Recent Advancements in the Inhibition of Metastasis of Colorectal Cancer Using Anticancer Compounds

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Handbook of Oncobiology: From Basic to Clinical Sciences

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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cancer with a high mortality rate. CRC is a multistep process that begins with genetic and morphological defects and progresses to a substantial size. Despite advancements in screening, progression, and therapeutic techniques, CRC continues to result in cancer-related mortality due to metastases. There are a variety of CRC screening technologies that have helped to prevent cancer-related deaths and expensive treatment costs by finding lesions early stages of intestinal wall. It is caused by three main mechanisms, i.e., microsatellite instability (MSI), chromosomal instability (CIN), and CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP). In the progression phase, further genetic and epigenetic alterations lead to the transformation of benign tumor to malignant cancer leading to the cell’s aggressive and malignant characteristics. The progression of normal cells to dysplasia of varying grades, ultimately turning it into cancer. The progression of CRC is influenced by the host immune response. The immune system plays an important role in regulating the immune response against cancer cells. Among the natural derivatives with anticancer and anti-CRC properties like prebiotics and probiotics, the most potent natural compounds with chemo preventive and therapeutic approaches for CRC include curcumin, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), resveratrol, kaempferol, wogonin, cucurbitacin B, allicin, and diallyl disulfide (DADS) that targets novel Stat3-regulated gene like Nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT), phosphorylated STAT3 (p-STAT3) and STAT1, caspase-3/9, poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP), B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2), myeloid cell leukemia 1 (MCL-1), nuclear factor kappa B (NFκ-B), protein kinase B (PKB/Akt), cell division cycle 2 (CDC2), p21, p27, and p53 and PD-L1. In sporadic CRC, inflammatory pathway, adenoma-carcinoma sequence, and serrated pathway are the major pathways that have been extensively involved in CRC. In order to get the most out of these new technologies, global accepted standardization of novel techniques, studies, and protocols is necessary that can bridge the gaps in between the underlying obstacles in treatment and CRC mechanism. In this chapter, we will discuss the role of natural compounds in CRC prevention and treatment.

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Chhetri, D., Kaliappan, I., Palaniyandi, K., Gnanasampanthapandian, D. (2023). Recent Advancements in the Inhibition of Metastasis of Colorectal Cancer Using Anticancer Compounds. In: Sobti, R.C., Ganguly, N.K., Kumar, R. (eds) Handbook of Oncobiology: From Basic to Clinical Sciences. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2196-6_48-1

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