… Similarly, stem cells in solid organs also can be identified using cell surface markers. In
addition, solid … Of particular concern, these tumor-initiating cells (termed cancer stem cells when …

Metastasis is one of the most challenging issues in cancer patient management, and effective
therapies to specifically target disease progression are missing, emphasizing the urgent …

… array of solid tumors, labeled cancer stem cells (CSC) or … Recent data have shown that these
markers are inducible by … also the functionality of these markers. The involvement of CD44 …

… is a marker of constitutive and reprogrammed cancer stem cells driving colon cancer … Breast
cancer cell lines contain functional cancer stem cells with metastatic capacity and a distinct …

… tumors, more functional markers are needed. To isolate functional CSCs, there is a need to
search for more specific surface markers, or use multiple surface markers in combination. We …

… mass has shifted the focus of cancer research. However, there is … markers that distinguish
cancer stem cells in the breast. As such, understanding whether CD44 + /CD24 - breast cancer …

… in the cancer stem cell (CSC) field have provided cause for optimism for the development of
more reliable cancer … for monitoring the progress of cancer therapy and for evaluating new …

… will cause the changeover to cancerous stem cells (CSC) … This review will focus on the
colorectal cancer stem cell (CR-CSCs) … cancer stem cells (CR-CSCs), colorectal neoplasms stem …

… cancer stem cells arise and self-renew. The overexpression of Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4 and/or c-Myc
could contribute to the pathological self-renewal characteristics of cancer stem … function as …

… cells as cancer stem cells without confirmation by functional … functionally link any marker to
stem cell identity. Although the isolation of markers correlated with stem cells can aide in stem …