Hypoxia‐inducing factors as master regulators of stemness properties and altered metabolism of cancer‐and metastasis‐initiating cells

M Mimeault, SK Batra - Journal of cellular and molecular …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Accumulating lines of experimental evidence have revealed that hypoxia‐inducible factors,
HIF‐1α and HIF‐2α, are key regulators of the adaptation of cancer‐and metastasis‐initiating …

[HTML][HTML] Potential role of CXCR4 targeting in the context of radiotherapy and immunotherapy of cancer

F Eckert, K Schilbach, L Klumpp, L Bardoscia… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Cancer immunotherapy has been established as standard of care in different tumor entities.
After the first reports on synergistic effects with radiotherapy and the induction of abscopal …

[HTML][HTML] Withaferin a alone and in combination with cisplatin suppresses growth and metastasis of ovarian cancer by targeting putative cancer stem cells

SS Kakar, MZ Ratajczak, KS Powell… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Currently, the treatment for ovarian cancer entails cytoreductive surgery followed by
chemotherapy, mainly, carboplatin combined with paclitaxel. Although this regimen is …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the colon cancer stem cells and perspectives on treatment

EN Garza-Treviño, SL Said-Fernández… - Cancer cell …, 2015 - Springer
An area of research that has been recently gaining attention is the relationship between
cancer stem cell (CSC) biology and chemo-resistance in colon cancer patients. It is well …

Molecular biomarkers of cancer stem/progenitor cells associated with progression, metastases, and treatment resistance of aggressive cancers

M Mimeault, SK Batra - Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 2014 - AACR
The validation of novel diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive biomarkers and therapeutic
targets in tumor cells is of critical importance for optimizing the choice and efficacy of …

Targeting RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK signaling in metastatic melanoma

AX Wang, XY Qi - IUBMB life, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK pathway has been reported to be activated in over 80% of
all cutaneous melanomas, making it the focus of many scientific studies in the melanoma …

Role of biomarkers in the integrated management of melanoma

PP Naik - Disease Markers, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Melanoma, which is an aggressive skin cancer, is currently the fifth and seventh most
common cancer in men and women, respectively. The American Cancer Society reported …

Signal transduction in human cutaneous melanoma and target drugs

AB Uzdensky, SV Demyanenko… - Current cancer drug …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Malignant melanoma is an extremely aggressive and metastatic cancer, highly resistant to
conventional treatment modalities. Understanding of fundamental mechanisms responsible …

[HTML][HTML] miRNA-200b signature in the prevention of skin cancer stem cells by polyphenol-enriched blueberry preparation

N Alsadi, JF Mallet, C Matar - Journal of cancer prevention, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Exposure of the skin to solar UV radiation leads to inflammation, DNA damage, and
dysregulation of cellular signaling pathways, which may cause skin cancer …

Altered gene products involved in the malignant reprogramming of cancer stem/progenitor cells and multitargeted therapies

M Mimeault, SK Batra - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Recent studies in the field of cancer stem cells have revealed that the alterations in key gene
products involved in the epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) program, altered …