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ReviewCellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands)2013

Lung cancer stem cells: a biological and clinical perspective.

Ana Koren, Helena Motaln, Tanja Cufer

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Review in Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands), 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  14. NF-κB signaling in cancer stem cells: a promising therapeutic target?Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 2015
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ana KorenUniversity Clinic Golnik, Golnik 36, 4204 Golnik, Slovenia. ana.koren@klinika-golnik.si
Helena Motaln
Tanja Cufer

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionLung cancer is the most lethal form of cancer in the world and despite significant therapeutic improvements that have been made, its survival rate still remains low. The latter is mainly due to the acquisition of resistance to systemic treatment regimens which, in turn, may be due to the presence of cancer stem cells (CSCs) within the primary tumors. CSCs constitute a subpopulation of cells that are highly tumorigenic and that exhibit biological properties similar to those of normal tissue stem cells, including an unlimited self-renewal capacity, an extensive proliferative capacity and a capacity to generate differentiated progeny. A better understanding of the signaling pathways that regulate lung CSC maintenance, proliferation, and tumorigenicity could thus lead to the design of improved approaches to lung cancer treatment.

aimIn this review we will discuss the current knowledge on lung CSCs, their biological properties and their putative clinical relevance. By employing currently available data, we will evaluate the prognostic value of several lung CSC markers. In addition, we will discuss the release of CSCs from tumor tissue into the blood circulation via epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) as an important step towards acquiring a metastatic phenotype. Finally, we will provide an outlook into novel CSC-targeting approaches for achieving less invasive diagnostic procedures and improving long-term therapeutic options.

conclusionLung CSC research has gained considerable momentum to both basic and clinical applications, both aiming to identify a reliable panel of markers for lung CSCs and to clarify their function, with the final goal to develop a CSC-targeted therapy that will result in the complete elimination of CSCs for achieving significantly better long-time survival of lung cancer patients.

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Epithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionSignal TransductionAC133 AntigenAntigens, CDBiomarkers, TumorCell ProliferationGlycoproteinsHumansLung NeoplasmsModels, BiologicalNeoplastic Cells, CirculatingNeoplastic Stem CellsPeptidesAC133 AntigenAntigens, CDBiomarkers, TumorGlycoproteinsPeptides

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PMID23900738
PMCPMC13012682

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