Combined Targeting of AKT and mTOR Inhibits Tumor Formation of EpCAM+ and CD90+ Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells in an Orthotopic Mouse Model

M Moustafa, KK Dähling, A Günther, L Riebandt… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer stem cells are a distinct tumor subpopulation associated with poor
outcome. The epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) and Thy-1 cell surface antigen …

[HTML][HTML] Carcinogenetic initiation contributed by EpCAM+ cancer cells in orthotopic HCC models of immunocompetent and athymic mice

H Pandit, Y Li, Q Zheng, W Guo, Y Yu, S Li… - Oncotarget, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose: Overexpression of epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) correlates with poor
prognosis, therapeutic failure and early tumor recurrence in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) …

[PDF][PDF] Discrete nature of EpCAM+ and CD90+ cancer stem cells in human hepatocellular carcinoma

T Yamashita, M Honda, Y Nakamoto, M Baba… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Recent evidence suggests that hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is organized by a subset of
cells with stem cell features (cancer stem cells; CSCs). CSCs are considered a pivotal target …

Sorafenib suppresses extrahepatic metastasis de novo in hepatocellular carcinoma through inhibition of mesenchymal cancer stem cells characterized by the …

M Yoshida, T Yamashita, H Okada, N Oishi, K Nio… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a pivotal target for eradicating hepatocellular carcinoma
(HCC). We previously reported that distinctive CSCs regulating tumorigenicity (EpCAM+ …

[HTML][HTML] CD133+ EpCAM+ phenotype possesses more characteristics of tumor initiating cells in hepatocellular carcinoma Huh7 Cells

Y Chen, D Yu, H Zhang, H He, C Zhang… - … journal of biological …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: EpCAM or CD133 has been used as the tumor initiating cells (TICs) marker in
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We investigated whether cells expressing with both …

Targeting cancer stem cells in hepatocellular carcinoma

AR He, DC Smith, L Mishra - Gastrointestinal Cancer: Targets and …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The poor outcome of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is attributed to
recurrence of the disease after curative treatment and the resistance of HCC cells to …

Expression of CD90/EpCAM/CD24 in hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines at various stages of differentiation

BD Chen, YF Hui, HB Zhang, LF Fan… - Zhonghua gan Zang …, 2013 - europepmc.org
Objective To confirm the malignant phenotype of hepatocarcinoma cell (HCC) lines at
various stages of differentiation (MHCC97L, MHCC97H and HCCLM3) and to explore their …

[HTML][HTML] De novo emergence of mesenchymal stem-like CD105+ cancer cells by cytotoxic agents in human hepatocellular carcinoma

Y Nomura, T Yamashita, N Oishi, K Nio, T Hayashi… - Translational …, 2017 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are considered a pivotal target for the
eradication of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Recently, we reported that the CSC markers …

[HTML][HTML] Prognostic value of the expression of cancer stem cell-related markers CD133 and CD44 in hepatocellular carcinoma: from patients to patient-derived tumor …

Q Zhao, H Zhou, Q Liu, Y Cao, G Wang, A Hu, L Ruan… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
High expression of cancer stem cell (CSC) markers is related to poor prognosis of patients
with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the expression of these markers in patient …

Expression of cancer stem cell markers EpCAM and CD90 is correlated with anti-and pro-oncogenic EphA2 signaling in hepatocellular carcinoma

N Asakura, N Nakamura, A Muroi, Y Nojima… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer death worldwide.
Additionally, the efficacy of targeted molecular therapies with multiple tyrosine kinase …