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ReviewCancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII2017

Therapeutic antibodies against cancer stem cells: a promising approach.

Smarakan Sneha, Rohit Pravin Nagare, Syama Krishna Priya, Chirukandath Sidhanth, Klaus Pors, Trivadi Sundaram Ganesan

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Review in Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
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  3. WWOX PossessesCancers · 2019
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  5. Frontiers in immunology · 2019
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  6. Therapeutic anti-CD147 antibody sensitizes cells to chemoradiotherapyAmerican journal of translational research · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Smarakan SnehaLaboratory for Cancer Biology, Department of Medical Oncology and Clinical Research, Cancer Institute (WIA), 38, Sardar Patel Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 036, India.
Rohit Pravin NagareLaboratory for Cancer Biology, Department of Medical Oncology and Clinical Research, Cancer Institute (WIA), 38, Sardar Patel Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 036, India.
Syama Krishna PriyaLaboratory for Cancer Biology, Department of Medical Oncology and Clinical Research, Cancer Institute (WIA), 38, Sardar Patel Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 036, India.
Chirukandath SidhanthLaboratory for Cancer Biology, Department of Medical Oncology and Clinical Research, Cancer Institute (WIA), 38, Sardar Patel Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 036, India.
Klaus PorsInstitute of Cancer Therapeutics, University of Bradford, Bradford, BD7 1DP, UK.
Trivadi Sundaram GanesanLaboratory for Cancer Biology, Department of Medical Oncology and Clinical Research, Cancer Institute (WIA), 38, Sardar Patel Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 036, India. ts.ganesan@cancerinstitutewia.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4671-8099

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Monoclonal antibodies have been extensively used to treat malignancy along with routine chemotherapeutic drugs. Chemotherapy for metastatic cancer has not been successful in securing long-term remission of disease. This is in part due to the resistance of cancer cells to drugs. One aspect of the drug resistance is the inability of conventional drugs to eliminate cancer stem cells (CSCs) which often constitute less than 1-2% of the whole tumor. In some tumor types, it is possible to identify these cells using surface markers. Monoclonal antibodies targeting these CSCs are an attractive option for a new therapeutic approach. Although administering antibodies has not been effective, when combined with chemotherapy they have proved synergistic. This review highlights the potential of improving treatment efficacy using functional antibodies against CSCs, which could be combined with chemotherapy in the future.

Indexed as

Antibodies, MonoclonalAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorDrug Resistance, NeoplasmForecastingHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasmsNeoplastic Stem CellsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorAntibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicityCancer stem cellsMonoclonal antibodiesTargeted therapy

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PMID28840297
PMCPMC11028654

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