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ReviewMedical oncology (Northwood, London, England)2021

Cancer stem cells in colorectal cancer and the association with chemotherapy resistance.

Xue Lei, Qinglian He, Ziqi Li, Qian Zou, Pingrong Xu, Haibing Yu, Yuanlin Ding, Wei Zhu

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Review in Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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31citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 66 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xue Lei *Department of Pathology, Guangdong Medical University, No.1 Xincheng Road, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong Province, China.
Qinglian He *Department of Pathology, Guangdong Medical University, No.1 Xincheng Road, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong Province, China.
Ziqi LiDepartment of Pathology, Guangdong Medical University, No.1 Xincheng Road, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong Province, China.
Qian ZouDepartment of Pathology, Guangdong Medical University, No.1 Xincheng Road, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong Province, China.
Pingrong XuDepartment of Pathology, Guangdong Medical University, No.1 Xincheng Road, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong Province, China.
Haibing YuSchool of Public Health, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong Province, China.
Yuanlin DingSchool of Public Health, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong Province, China.
Wei ZhuDepartment of Pathology, Guangdong Medical University, No.1 Xincheng Road, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong Province, China. zhuwei@gdmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1217-1718
Guangdong Medical College · CN

Funding

Major projects of key platforms for colleges and universities in Guangdong Province 2019KTSCX046Major projects of key platforms for colleges and universities in Guangdong Province 2020KTSCX045National Natural Science Foundation of China 81472275Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province 2020A151501303, 2014A030313542Research Fund of Guangdong Medical University GDMUZ2020001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer (CRC) have always been among the highest in the world, although the diagnosis and treatment are becoming more and more advanced. At present, the main reason is that patients have acquired drug resistance after long-term conventional drug treatment. An increasing number of evidences confirm the existence of cancer stem cells (CSCs), which are a group of special cells in cancer, only a small part of cancer cells. These special cell populations are not eliminated by chemotherapeutic drugs and result in tumor recurrence and metastasis after drug treatment. CSCs have the ability of self-renewal and multidirectional differentiation, which is associated with the occurrence and development of cancer. CSCs can be screened and identified by related surface markers. In this paper, the characteristic surface markers of CSCs in CRC and the related mechanism of drug resistance will be discussed in detail. A better understanding of the mechanism of CSCs resistance to chemotherapy may lead to better targeted therapy.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsColorectal NeoplasmsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmHumansNeoplastic Stem CellsAntineoplastic AgentsCancer stem cellsChemotherapeutic resistanceColorectal cancerSurface markers

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PMID33738588
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