Salinomycin as a potent anticancer stem cell agent: State of the art and future directions

D Qi, Y Liu, J Li, JH Huang, X Hu… - Medicinal research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a small subpopulation of cells within a tumor that can both self‐
renew and differentiate into other cell types forming the heterogeneous tumor bulk. Since …

[HTML][HTML] The roles of intratumour heterogeneity in the biology and treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

T Evan, VMY Wang, A Behrens - Oncogene, 2022 - nature.com
Intratumour heterogeneity (ITH) has become an important focus of cancer research in recent
years. ITH describes the cellular variation that enables tumour evolution, including tumour …

The EMT-activator Zeb1 is a key factor for cell plasticity and promotes metastasis in pancreatic cancer

AM Krebs, J Mitschke, M Lasierra Losada… - Nature cell …, 2017 - nature.com
Metastasis is the major cause of cancer-associated death. Partial activation of the epithelial-
to-mesenchymal transition program (partial EMT) was considered a major driver of tumour …

CD9 identifies pancreatic cancer stem cells and modulates glutamine metabolism to fuel tumour growth

VMY Wang, RMM Ferreira, J Almagro, T Evan… - Nature cell …, 2019 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) shows great cellular heterogeneity, with
pronounced epithelial and mesenchymal cancer cell populations. However, the cellular …

[HTML][HTML] Gastric cancer mesenchymal stem cells regulate PD-L1-CTCF enhancing cancer stem cell-like properties and tumorigenesis

L Sun, C Huang, M Zhu, S Guo, Q Gao, Q Wang… - Theranostics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Rationale: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been the focus of many studies
because of their abilities to modulate immune responses, angiogenesis, and promote tumor …

Image-based detection and targeting of therapy resistance in pancreatic adenocarcinoma

RG Fox, NK Lytle, DV Jaquish, FD Park, T Ito, J Bajaj… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia is a pre-malignant lesion that can progress to pancreatic
ductal adenocarcinoma, a highly lethal malignancy marked by its late stage at clinical …

Targeted co-delivery of the iron chelator deferoxamine and a HIF1α inhibitor impairs pancreatic tumor growth

J Lang, X Zhao, X Wang, Y Zhao, Y Li, R Zhao… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Rapidly growing cancer cells exhibit a strong dependence on iron for their survival. Thus,
iron-removing drugs, iron chelators, have potential applications in cancer treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Novel therapeutic strategies for ovarian cancer stem cells

N Terraneo, F Jacob, A Dubrovska… - Frontiers in oncology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Ovarian cancer (OC) is one of the most lethal gynecologic malignancies. Due to the lack of
specific symptoms and screening methods, this disease is usually diagnosed only at an …

Heterogeneity of cancer stem cells: rationale for targeting the stem cell niche

M Boesch, S Sopper, AG Zeimet, D Reimer… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2016 - Elsevier
Malignancy is fuelled by distinct subsets of stem-like cells which persist under treatment and
provoke drug-resistant recurrence. Eradication of these cancer stem cells has therefore …

[HTML][HTML] Mutant Kras-induced upregulation of CD24 enhances prostate cancer stemness and bone metastasis

CC Weng, PY Ding, YH Liu, JR Hawse… - Oncogene, 2019 - nature.com
Prostate cancer (PCA), one of the most common malignant tumors in men, is the second
leading cause of cancer deaths in males worldwide. We report here that PCA models …