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ArticleInternational journal of biological sciences2016

Evaluation of Breast Cancer Stem Cells and Intratumor Stemness Heterogeneity in Triple-negative Breast Cancer as Prognostic Factors.

Fang Yang, Lulu Cao, Zijia Sun, Juan Jin, Hehui Fang, Wenwen Zhang, Xiaoxiang Guan

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Article in International journal of biological sciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 authors.

Fang YangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210002, P.R. China.
Lulu CaoDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210002, P.R. China.
Zijia SunDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210002, P.R. China.
Juan JinDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210002, P.R. China.
Hehui FangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210002, P.R. China.
Wenwen ZhangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210002, P.R. China.
Xiaoxiang GuanDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210002, P.R. China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a tumor subtype with aggressive behavior and poor clinical outcome for lacking effective therapies. Breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) have been suggested to have tumor-initiating properties, but it remains unclear whether their presence contributes to the increased aggressiveness and poor prognosis of TNBC. Also, the breast cancers display frequent inter- and intra-tumor heterogeneity, which adds the complexity in diagnosis and predicting prognosis. Here we investigated the clinical relevance and prognostic value of the BCSC markers, CD44

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AdultAgedBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryIn Vitro TechniquesMastectomyMastectomy, SegmentalMiddle AgedNeoplastic Stem CellsPrognosisTriple Negative Breast Neoplasmsbreast cancer stem cellintratumor stemness heterogeneityprognosistriple-negative breast cancer

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PMID27994520
PMCPMC5166497

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