Targeting cancer stem cells for reversing therapy resistance: mechanism, signaling, and prospective agents

HM Zhou, JG Zhang, X Zhang, Q Li - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2021 - nature.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) show a self-renewal capacity and differentiation potential that
contribute to tumor progression and therapy resistance. However, the underlying processes …

Intra-tumor heterogeneity from a cancer stem cell perspective

PR Prasetyanti, JP Medema - Molecular cancer, 2017 - Springer
Tumor heterogeneity represents an ongoing challenge in the field of cancer therapy.
Heterogeneity is evident between cancers from different patients (inter-tumor heterogeneity) …

The role of CD133 in cancer: a concise review

PM Glumac, AM LeBeau - Clinical and translational medicine, 2018 - Springer
Despite the abundant ongoing research efforts, cancer remains one of the most challenging
diseases to treat globally. Due to the heterogenous nature of cancer, one of the major …

WNT signaling and cancer stemness

M Katoh, M Katoh - Essays in biochemistry, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Cancer stemness, defined as the self-renewal and tumor-initiation potential of cancer stem
cells (CSCs), is a cancer biology property featuring activation of CSC signaling networks …

Cancer stem cells: advances in knowledge and implications for cancer therapy

X Chu, W Tian, J Ning, G Xiao, Y Zhou… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs), a small subset of cells in tumors that are characterized by self-
renewal and continuous proliferation, lead to tumorigenesis, metastasis, and maintain tumor …

Colorectal cancer: genetic abnormalities, tumor progression, tumor heterogeneity, clonal evolution and tumor-initiating cells

U Testa, E Pelosi, G Castelli - Medical Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Colon cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide. Most colorectal cancer
occurrences are sporadic, not related to genetic predisposition or family history; however, 20 …

Adult intestinal stem cells: critical drivers of epithelial homeostasis and regeneration

N Barker - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2014 - nature.com
Small populations of adult stem cells are responsible for the remarkable ability of the
epithelial lining of the intestine to be efficiently renewed and repaired throughout life. The …

Cancer stem cells in colorectal cancer: a review

MJ Munro, SK Wickremesekera, L Peng… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - jcp.bmj.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cancer in women and the third most
common in men. Adenocarcinoma accounts for 90% of CRC cases. There has been …

Concise review: cancer cells, cancer stem cells, and mesenchymal stem cells: influence in cancer development

F Papaccio, F Paino, T Regad… - Stem cells …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Tumors are composed of different types of cancer cells that contribute to tumor
heterogeneity. Among these populations of cells, cancer stem cells (CSCs) play an …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer stem cells in progression of colorectal cancer

Y Zhou, L Xia, H Wang, L Oyang, M Su, Q Liu, J Lin… - Oncotarget, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide with high mortality. Distant
metastasis and relapse are major causes of patient death. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) play a …