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 …

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are tumor cells that have the principal properties of self-renewal,
clonal tumor initiation capacity, and clonal long-term repopulation potential. CSCs reside in …

The cancer stem cell (CSC) hypothesis, despite the limitations of the currently available
models and assays, has ushered in a new era of excitement in cancer research. The …

Cancer stem cells (CSC s) are undifferentiated cancer cells with a high tumorigenic activity,
the ability to undergo self‐renewal, and a multilineage differentiation potential. Cancer stem …

The ultimate purpose of current cancer research is to develop a comprehensive treatment for
cancer. Recent studies have shown an increased interest in investigating the capacity of …

Purpose: Gastric carcinomas are heterogeneous, and the current therapy remains
essentially based on surgery with conventional chemotherapy and radiotherapy. This study …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a serious health problem worldwide. Approximately half of
patients will develop distant metastasis after CRC resection, usually with very poor …

Gastric cancer is a significant global health problem. It is the fifth most common cancer and
third leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide (Torre et al. in CA Cancer J Clin 65 …

Abstract CD133 (prominin-1) is a member of the transmembrane glycoprotein family and
was initially described as a specific marker to select human hematopoietic progenitor cells …

Background: Multiple early gastric cancers (EGCs) may develop in 6–14% of patients even
after achieving curative endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD); however, a useful …