ReviewCancers2015
Hedgehog Signaling in the Maintenance of Cancer Stem Cells.
Review in Cancers, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 159 papers.
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159 citing papers in PubMed, 267 citations in OpenAlex.
- Phosphorylated STYK1 Promotes Gemcitabine Resistance via Autophagy-Mediated Cancer Stemness in Pancreatic Cancer.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Pleomorphism in Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Molecular Characteristics and Clinical Features.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Rewiring Cellular Context as A Central Mechanism Governing Cancer Stem Cell Survival: Insights from ESC Comparisons.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2026Review
- Cancer Stem Cells in Colorectal Cancer: From Molecular Mechanisms to Diagnosis, Prognosis and Therapy Implications.Cancers · 2026Review
- ELYS promotes hepatocellular carcinoma stemness by activating a FOXO6-NUP205 transcriptional module downstream of PI3K/AKT to drive Hedgehog signaling.Cell & bioscience · 2026Article
- The Mechanistic Crosstalk between Probiotics, ncRNAs, and Autophagy: Implications for Colorectal Cancer Precision Medicine.Expert reviews in molecular medicine · 2026Review
- Chemoresistance: The hidden barrier in cancer treatment.Cancer pathogenesis and therapy · 2026Review
- Mechanical Stimuli-Induced Manipulation of Malignant Behavior in Bioprinted Cancer Microtissues via PI3K/NF-κB Activation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- AXL-Driven Stemness and Hedgehog Signaling in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer with Acquired Trastuzumab Resistance: Synergistic Potential of AXL and HER2 Co-Targeting.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Targeting notch signaling pathway in esophageal cancer: from molecular insights to therapies.Oncology reviews · 2026Review
- Metabolic Reprogramming in Cancer Stem Cells.Cancer treatment and research · 2026Review
- NovelPathology oncology research : POR · 2026Article
- Targeting cancer stem cell plasticity and tumor microenvironment crosstalk: a comprehensive review.Discover oncology · 2025Review
- Oncogenic B-Raf proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase-mediated hedgehog signalling in the pathogenesis and targeted therapy of melanoma.World journal of clinical oncology · 2025Review
- SLC25A39 regulates Hedgehog signaling to promote tumor progression and sorafenib resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Targeting developmental vulnerabilities in childhood sarcomas.Cancer metastasis reviews · 2025Review
- IKZF3 promotes gastric cancer progression via Hedgehog signaling activation and is targetable by SANT-1.Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica · 2025Article
- Therapeutic and Prognostic Relevance of Cancer Stem Cell Populations in Endometrial Cancer: A Narrative Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The Importance of Cancer Stem Cells and Their Pathways in Endometrial Cancer: A Narrative Review.Cells · 2025Review
- Unraveling the triad of hypoxia, cancer cell stemness, and drug resistance.Journal of hematology & oncology · 2025Review
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Abstract
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) represent a rare population of cells with the capacity to self-renew and give rise to heterogeneous cell lineages within a tumour. Whilst the mechanisms underlying the regulation of CSCs are poorly defined, key developmental signaling pathways required for normal stem and progenitor functions have been strongly implicated. Hedgehog (Hh) signaling is an evolutionarily-conserved pathway essential for self-renewal and cell fate determination. Aberrant Hh signaling is associated with the development and progression of various types of cancer and is implicated in multiple aspects of tumourigenesis, including the maintenance of CSCs. Here, we discuss the mounting evidence suggestive of Hh-driven CSCs in the context of haematological malignancies and solid tumours and the novel strategies that hold the potential to block many aspects of the transformation attributed to the CSC phenotype, including chemotherapeutic resistance, relapse and metastasis.
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