Cancer stem cells in solid tumors: an overview and new approaches for their isolation and characterization

V Tirino, V Desiderio, F Paino, A De Rosa… - The FASEB …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Primary tumors are responsible for 10% of cancer deaths. In most cases, the main cause of
mortality is the formation of metastases. Accumulating evidence suggests that a …

[HTML][HTML] The fight against cancer by microgravity: the multicellular spheroid as a metastasis model

D Grimm, H Schulz, M Krüger… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a disease exhibiting uncontrollable cell growth and spreading to other parts of the
organism. It is a heavy, worldwide burden for mankind with high morbidity and mortality …

[HTML][HTML] Tuning cancer fate: tumor microenvironment's role in cancer stem cell quiescence and reawakening

A Sistigu, M Musella, C Galassi, I Vitale… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cancer cell dormancy is a common feature of human tumors and represents a major clinical
barrier to the long-term efficacy of anticancer therapies. Dormant cancer cells, either in …

Three‐dimensional cell culture model utilization in cancer stem cell research

ZF Bielecka, K Maliszewska‐Olejniczak… - Biological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Three‐dimensional (3D) cell culture models are becoming increasingly popular
in contemporary cancer research and drug resistance studies. Recently, scientists have …

[HTML][HTML] The potential therapeutic effect of melatonin on human ovarian cancer by inhibition of invasion and migration of cancer stem cells

M Akbarzadeh, AA Movassaghpour, H Ghanbari… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
There is an urgent need to identify targeting molecules to control invasion and metastasis in
cancer patients. We first isolated cancer stem cells (CSCs) from SKOV3 ovarian cancer cells …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer stem cell assay-guided chemotherapy improves survival of patients with recurrent glioblastoma in a randomized trial

T Ranjan, S Sengupta, MJ Glantz, RM Green, A Yu… - Cell Reports …, 2023 - cell.com
Therapy-resistant cancer stem cells (CSCs) contribute to the poor clinical outcomes of
patients with recurrent glioblastoma (rGBM) who fail standard of care (SOC) therapy …

The effects of microgravity on differentiation and cell growth in stem cells and cancer stem cells

D Grimm, M Wehland, TJ Corydon… - Stem cells …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
A spaceflight has enormous influence on the health of space voyagers due to the combined
effects of microgravity and cosmic radiation. Known effects of microgravity (μ g) on cells are …

Proliferation and enrichment of CD133+ glioblastoma cancer stem cells on 3D chitosan-alginate scaffolds

FM Kievit, SJ Florczyk, MC Leung, K Wang, JD Wu… - Biomaterials, 2014 - Elsevier
Emerging evidence implicates cancer stem cells (CSCs) as primary determinants of the
clinical behavior of human cancers, representing an ideal target for next-generation anti …

[HTML][HTML] CD133/Src axis mediates tumor initiating property and epithelial-mesenchymal transition of head and neck cancer

YS Chen, MJ Wu, CY Huang, SC Lin, TH Chuang… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Head and Neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a human lethal cancer
with clinical, pathological, phenotypical and biological heterogeneity. Caner initiating cells …

3D porous chitosan–alginate scaffolds promote proliferation and enrichment of cancer stem-like cells

SJ Florczyk, FM Kievit, K Wang, AE Erickson… - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Cancer stem cells are increasingly becoming a primary target for new cancer treatment
development. The ability to study their transient behavior in vitro will provide the opportunity …