Inhibiting WNT and NOTCH in renal cancer stem cells and the implications for human patients

A Fendler, D Bauer, J Busch, K Jung… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Current treatments for clear cell renal cell cancer (ccRCC) are insufficient because two-
thirds of patients with metastases progress within two years. Here we report the identification …

A transcriptional metastatic signature predicts survival in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

AM Alchahin, S Mei, I Tsea, T Hirz, Y Kfoury… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most common type of kidney cancer in adults.
When ccRCC is localized to the kidney, surgical resection or ablation of the tumor is often …

Notch signaling plays a crucial role in cancer stem-like cells maintaining stemness and mediating chemotaxis in renal cell carcinoma

W Xiao, Z Gao, Y Duan, W Yuan, Y Ke - Journal of Experimental & Clinical …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are correlated with the initiation,
chemoresistance and relapse of tumors. Notch pathway has been reported to function in …

The isolation and characterization of renal cancer initiating cells from human Wilms' tumour xenografts unveils new therapeutic targets

N Pode‐Shakked, R Shukrun… - EMBO molecular …, 2013 - embopress.org
There are considerable differences in tumour biology between adult and paediatric cancers.
The existence of cancer initiating cells/cancer stem cells (CIC/CSC) in paediatric solid …

Transcriptomic profiling of the tumor microenvironment reveals distinct subgroups of clear cell renal cell cancer: data from a randomized phase III trial

AA Hakimi, MH Voss, F Kuo, A Sanchez, M Liu… - Cancer discovery, 2019 - AACR
Metastasis remains the main reason for renal cell carcinoma (RCC)–associated mortality.
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) impart clinical benefit for most patients with RCC, but the …

Single-cell multiomics analysis reveals regulatory programs in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Z Long, C Sun, M Tang, Y Wang, J Ma, J Yu, J Wei… - Cell Discovery, 2022 - nature.com
The clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) microenvironment consists of many different cell
types and structural components that play critical roles in cancer progression and drug …

Ex-vivo treatment of tumor tissue slices as a predictive preclinical method to evaluate targeted therapies for patients with renal carcinoma

C Roelants, C Pillet, Q Franquet, C Sarrazin… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the third type of urologic cancer. At time of
diagnosis, 30% of cases are metastatic with no effect of chemotherapy or radiotherapy …

Patient‐derived renal cell carcinoma organoids for personalized cancer therapy

Z Li, H Xu, L Yu, J Wang, Q Meng, H Mei… - Clinical and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Kidney cancer is one of the most common solid tumors. The advancement of
human kidney cancer research and treatment has been hindered by a lack of research …

Biomarker discovery for renal cancer stem cells

C Corro, H Moch - The Journal of Pathology: Clinical Research, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Characterised by high intra‐and inter‐tumor heterogeneity, metastatic renal cell carcinoma
(RCC) is resistant to chemo‐and radiotherapy. Therefore, the development of new …

Current approaches in identification and isolation of human renal cell carcinoma cancer stem cells

MI Khan, AM Czarnecka, I Helbrecht, E Bartnik… - Stem cell research & …, 2015 - Springer
In recent years, cancer stem cells (CSCs)/tumor initiating cells (TICs) have been identified
inside different tumors. However, currently used anti-cancer therapies are mostly directed …