[HTML][HTML] Brain malignancies: Glioblastoma and brain metastases

TT Lah, M Novak, B Breznik - Seminars in cancer biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Brain, the major organ of the central nervous system controls and processes most of body
activities. Therefore, the most aggressive brain tumor–glioblastoma and metastases from …

Cancer stemness meets immunity: from mechanism to therapy

P Chen, WH Hsu, J Han, Y Xia, RA DePinho - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are self-renewing cells that facilitate tumor initiation, promote
metastasis, and enhance cancer therapy resistance. Transcriptomic analyses across many …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in drug delivery systems for targeting cancer stem cells

H Duan, Y Liu, Z Gao, W Huang - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2021 - Elsevier
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a subpopulation of cancer cells with functions similar to those
of normal stem cells. Although few in number, they are capable of self-renewal, unlimited …

CSC radioresistance: a therapeutic challenge to improve radiotherapy effectiveness in cancer

MA Olivares-Urbano, C Griñán-Lisón, JA Marchal… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Radiotherapy (RT) is a modality of oncologic treatment that can be used to treat
approximately 50% of all cancer patients either alone or in combination with other treatment …

Cancer stem cell secretome in the tumor microenvironment: a key point for an effective personalized cancer treatment

J López de Andrés, C Griñán-Lisón, G Jiménez… - Journal of hematology & …, 2020 - Springer
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) represent a tumor subpopulation responsible for tumor metastasis
and resistance to chemo-and radiotherapy, ultimately leading to tumor relapse. As a …

Drug resistance and Cancer stem cells

Y Li, Z Wang, JA Ajani, S Song - Cell Communication and Signaling, 2021 - Springer
Therapy resistance is a major problem when treating cancer patients as cancer cells
develop mechanisms that counteract the effect of therapeutic compounds, leading to fit and …

[HTML][HTML] Lipid metabolism alteration contributes to and maintains the properties of cancer stem cells

H Li, Z Feng, ML He - Theranostics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lipids, the basic components of the cell membrane, execute fundamental roles in almost all
the cell activities including cell-cell recognition, signalling transduction and energy supplies …

Hyaluronan-CD44 axis orchestrates cancer stem cell functions

SS Skandalis, TT Karalis, A Chatzopoulos… - Cellular signalling, 2019 - Elsevier
The prominent role of CD44 in tumor cell signaling together with its establishment as a
cancer stem cell (CSC) marker for various tumor entities imply a key role for CD44 in CSC …

Myeloid-derived suppressor cells endow stem-like qualities to multiple myeloma cells by inducing piRNA-823 expression and DNMT3B activation

L Ai, S Mu, C Sun, F Fan, H Yan, Y Qin, G Cui, Y Wang… - Molecular Cancer, 2019 - Springer
Background Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) and cancer stem cells (CSCs) are
two important cellular components in the tumor microenvironment, which may modify the …

VEGF/neuropilin signaling in cancer stem cells

AM Mercurio - International journal of molecular sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
The function of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in cancer extends beyond
angiogenesis and vascular permeability. Specifically, VEGF-mediated signaling occurs in …