Cancer Neuroscience and Symptoms Workshop (Resources)

Resources

Reviews on cancer neuroscience:

  1. Targeting the peripheral neural-tumour microenvironment for cancer therapy. Nat Rev Drug Discov. (2024) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41573-024-01017-z
  2. Neuro-immune cross-talk in cancer. Nature Reviews Cancer. (2025) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41568-025-00831-w
  3. Cancer Neuroscience: Mechanisms to medicine, Science Translational Medicine. (2026) https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.aeh1718
  4. Novel approaches to clinical trial design in cancer neuroscience. Neuron (2025) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2025.08.015
  5. Cachexia: A systemic consequence of progressive, unresolved disease. (2023) doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.03.028. PMID: 37116469
  6. Internal senses of the vagus nerve. (2022) Neuron, 110: 579-599
  7. Of hope from fading will: Interoceptive signaling and the behavioral biology of cachexia. (2025) doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2025.06.019.PMID: 40907470
  8. Context dependency in cancer neuroscience. Cancer Cell (2026) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42314663/
  9. Entangled cellular and molecular relationships at the sensory neuron-cancer interface. Neuron (2025) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40907473/
  10. Next-gen tools in cancer neuroscience. Cell Reports (2025) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40934086/
  11. The neuroscience of brain cancers. Neuron (2025) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2025.07.012 

  12. Cancer neuroscience: State of the field, emerging directions. Cell (2023) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.02.002

  13. The neuroscience of cancer. Nature (2023) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37316719/

Publications on cancer neuroscience and symptoms science:

  1. Psilocybin prevents chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy through mitochondrial trafficking preservation. (2026) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42691184/ 
  2. Cancer Exacerbates Chemotherapy-Induced Sensory Neuropathy. (2020) https://aacrjournals.org/cancerres/article/80/13/2940/641337
  3. Neural circuit mechanisms of sensorimotor disability in cancer treatment. (2021) https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2100428118
  4. Inflammatory neuropathy in mouse and primate models of colorectal cancer. (2026) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-76683-1
  5. Mammary tumors alter the fecal bacteriome and permit enteric bacterial translocation. (2022)  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35248004/
  6. Chemotherapy-induced neuroinflammation is associated with disrupted colonic and bacterial homeostasis in female mice. (2019) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31712703/
  7. A neuroimmune circuit mediates cancer cachexia-associated apathy. Science. (2025) doi: 10.1126/science.adm8857. PMID: 40208971
  8. A dietary switch promotes sensory neuron-dependent cancer-associated cachexia. Science. (2026) doi: 10.1126/science.adz4196. PMID: 42391376
  9. AxonFinder: Automated segmentation of tumor innervating neuronal fibers. (2025) doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e41209. PMID: 39807499 
  10. Sympathetic nerve-fibroblast crosstalk drives nerve injury, fibroblast activation, and matrix remodeling in pancreatic cancer. (2026) doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.192814. PMID: 41712286 
  11. A brainstem map for visceral sensations. (2022) Nature, 609: 320–326 
  12. NF1 mutation-driven neuronal hyperexcitability sets a threshold for tumorigenesis and therapeutic targeting of murine optic glioma. Neuro-Oncology (2024) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38607967/
  13. Neuronal hyperexcitability drives central and peripheral nervous system tumor progression in models of neurofibromatosis-1. Nature Communications (2022) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35589737/
  14. Midkine activation of CD8+ T cells establishes a neuron–immune–cancer axis responsible for low-grade glioma growth. Nature Communications (2020) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32358581/
  15. Neuronal Activity Promotes Glioma Growth through Neuroligin-3 Secretion. Cell (2015) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2015.04.012
  16. Electrical and synaptic integration of glioma into neural circuits. Nature (2019) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31534222/
  17. Levetiracetam therapeutically targets GABAergic synapses in diffuse midline glioma. Nature Medicine (2026) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-026-04646-6
  18. Early pancreatic cancer lesions suppress pain through CXCL12-mediated chemoattraction of Schwann cells. (2017) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27986950/ 
  19. Neuron-tumor communication in solid tumors: from bona fide synapses to pseudo-synaptic neural interfaces. (2026) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42425835/
  20. Pancreatic cancer fibrosis activates protumorigenic Schwann cells through a nuclear mechanosensing mechanism. (2026) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42336627/ 
  21. Neuroimmunology of cancer and associated symptomology. (2021) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34355434/ 
  22. Ablation of sensory neurons in a genetic model of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma slows initiation and progression of cancer. (2016) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26929329/ 
  23. Tumor-infiltrating nerves functionally alter brain circuits and modulate behavior in a mouse model of head-and-neck cancer. (2024) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39302290/ 
  24. Tumor-associated genetic amplifications impact extracellular vesicle miRNA cargo and their recruitment of nerves in head and neck cancer. (2024) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38963404/ 
  25. Aberrant hypothalamic neuronal activity blunts glucocorticoid diurnal rhythms in murine breast cancer. (2026) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41401811/ 
  26. Cancer neuroscience at the brain-body interface. (2024) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39362778/ 

Courses/Workshops/Conferences:

FENS-Hertie Winter School 2026-2027: Cancer Neuroscience
Scientific Chairs: Veerle Melotte and Khalil Kass Youssef

  • 31 Jan—6 Feb 2027  | Alicante, Spain

Cancer Neuroscience: Neural Mechanisms as Therapeutic Targets in Cancer | Keystone Symposia
Scientific Organizers: Erica K Sloan, Jeremy Borniger, and Shawn Hervey-Jumper

  • Feb 21–24, 2027 | Keystone Resort, Keystone, CO, United States

Methods in Cancer Neuroscience
Instructors: Jeremy Borniger, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Ece Eksi, Oregon Health and Science University, Simon Grelet, University of Oklahoma/Stephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma City, Paola (Pay) Vermeer, University of South Dakota/Sanford Research.

  • March 8 - 24, 2027 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 

Cell Press Symposia: Neuro-immune axis: Charting the periphery
In partnership with the Allen Discovery Center for Neuroimmune Interactions and Allen Institute

  • September 13–15, 2027 | New York, USA