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ReviewSeminars in cancer biology2012

The bed and the bugs: interactions between the tumor microenvironment and cancer stem cells.

Zafira Castaño, Christine M Fillmore, Carla F Kim, Sandra S McAllister

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Review in Seminars in cancer biology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
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  3. Cancer Stem Cells in the Immune Microenvironment.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2021
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  7. Nanotechniques Inactivate Cancer Stem Cells.Nanoscale research letters · 2017
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  9. Breast cancer stem cell: the roles and therapeutic implications.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2017
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  12. Stem cell technology in breast cancer: current status and potential applications.Stem cells and cloning : advances and applications · 2016
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  13. [Advances in Lung Stem Cells and Lung Cancer Stem Cells].Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer · 2015
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Zafira CastañoHematology Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Christine M Fillmore
Carla F Kim
Sandra S McAllister

Funding

Microenvironmental control of progenitors in organ dysfunction and repairU01HL100402 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI KIM, CARLA F., SCADDEN, DAVID T · 2009 to 2015
$8.5M
Understanding How Breast Cancers Activate and Respond to the Systemic EnvironmentR01CA166284 · NCI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI MCALLISTER, SANDRA S · 2012 to 2018
$2.2M
In Vivo and In Vitro Characterization of Bronchio-Alveolar Stem CellsR01HL090136 · NHLBI · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI KIM, CARLA F. · 2007 to 2010
$1.9M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA166284NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL090136NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL100402
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tumors have been increasingly recognized as organs with a complexity that approaches, and may even exceed, that of healthy tissues. When viewed from this perspective, the biology of a tumor can be understood only by studying tumor cell heterogeneity and the microenvironment that is constructed during the course of tumorigenesis and malignant progression. Recent work has revealed the existence of cancer stem cells, the "bugs", with the capacity for self-renewal and tumor propagation. In addition, it is now recognized that the tumor microenvironment, the "bed", plays a critical role in supporting cancer stem cells and also may promote neoplasia and malignant progression. The interdependence of the cell-intrinsic features of cancer, including the cancer stem cell "bugs" and the tumor microenvironment "bed", is only beginning to be understood. In this review, we highlight the rapidly evolving concepts about the interactions between tumor stem cells and their microenvironment, the insights gained from studying their normal tissue counterparts, and the questions and controversies surrounding this area of research, with an emphasis on breast and lung cancer. Finally, we address evidence supporting the notion that eliminating the bed as well as the bugs should lead to more effective and personalized cancer treatments that improve patient outcome.

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Tumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinomaHumansNeoplasmsNeoplastic Stem CellsStem Cell NicheStem CellsAntineoplastic Agents

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PMID22548722
PMCPMC3445659

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