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ArticleCancer biology & medicine2016

Properties and feasibility of using cancer stem cells in clinical cancer treatment.

Xiao-Mei Gao, Rui Zhang, Qiong-Zhu Dong, Lun-Xiu Qin

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Article in Cancer biology & medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Xiao-Mei GaoInstitutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
Rui ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital and Cancer Metastasis Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
Qiong-Zhu DongInstitutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital and Cancer Metastasis Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
Lun-Xiu QinInstitutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital and Cancer Metastasis Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer treatment failure, drug resistance, or metastatic recurrence are thought to be caused mainly by the existence of a very small number of cancer stem cells (CSCs). The characteristics of this subgroup of cells include self-renewal, tumorigenesis, multiple differentiation and high invasiveness, metastasis, and drug resistance potential. Many studies have demonstrated that CSCs play important roles in tumor growth, spread and metastatic relapse after treatment, and are closely related to the prognosis of patients. From a therapeutic viewpoint, deep insights into the CSCs biology, development of specific therapeutic strategies for targeting CSCs, and characterization of their microenvironment could be an ideal way to combat cancer.

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cancersCancer stem cellscancer therapymetastasistreatment failure

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PMID28154781
PMCPMC5250607

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