ReviewCancers2021
The Role of Cancer Stem Cells in Colorectal Cancer: From the Basics to Novel Clinical Trials.
Review in Cancers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers.
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- Cancer Stem Cells in Colorectal Cancer: From Molecular Mechanisms to Diagnosis, Prognosis and Therapy Implications.Cancers · 2026Review
- Maternal metabolic stress regulates progeny intestinal stem cell niche signaling through heritable changes in redox metabolites.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Dedifferentiation-driven oncogenic stemness promotes tumor-sustaining adaptability in the intestinal epithelium.Cell death & disease · 2026Article
- Epidrugs in cancer: mechanisms, applications, and future direction.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026Review
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- O-GlcNAcylation of DDB1 at Ser-764 by OGT promotes cancer cell stemness in colorectal cancer through increased polyubiquitination of p53.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Multifaceted Role of Annexin A1 in Colorectal Cancer: From Molecular Mechanisms to Predictive and Prognostic Implications.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Single-cell spatial mapping reveals alteration of tissue microenvironment during early colorectal cancer.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Targeting cancer stem cells with CAR-based immunotherapy: biology, evidence, and future directions.Cancer cell international · 2025Review
- STAT3 Signaling Pathway in Health and Disease.MedComm · 2025Review
- Innovative Therapeutic Approach Targeting Colon Cancer Stem Cells: Transitional Cold Atmospheric Plasma.ACS omega · 2025Article
- Understanding pre-metastatic niche formation: implications for colorectal cancer liver metastasis.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Review
- Nanomedicine innovations in colon and rectal cancer: advances in targeted drug and gene delivery systems.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025Review
- Oncogenic KRAS Mutations Confer a Unique Mechanotransduction Response to Peristalsis in Colorectal Cancer Cells.Molecular cancer research : MCR · 2025Article
- Exploring the interplay of natural products and long non-coding RNAs in colorectal cancer: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and overcoming drug resistance.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025Review
- ONC206, an imipridone derivative, demonstrates anti-colorectal cancer activity against stem/progenitor cells in 3D cell cultures and in patient-derived organoids.Pharmacological reports : PR · 2025Article
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- Rat Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells-Derived Exosomes Promote the Proliferation, Invasion, and Metastasis and Inhibit Apoptosis of Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells.Stem cells international · 2025Article
- Exploring the role of Fusobacterium nucleatum in colorectal cancer: implications for tumor proliferation and chemoresistance.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2024Review
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Abstract
The treatment options available for colorectal cancer (CRC) have increased over the years and have significantly improved the overall survival of CRC patients. However, the response rate for CRC patients with metastatic disease remains low and decreases with subsequent lines of therapy. The clinical management of patients with metastatic CRC (mCRC) presents a unique challenge in balancing the benefits and harms while considering disease progression, treatment-related toxicities, drug resistance and the patient's overall quality of life. Despite the initial success of therapy, the development of drug resistance can lead to therapy failure and relapse in cancer patients, which can be attributed to the cancer stem cells (CSCs). Thus, colorectal CSCs (CCSCs) contribute to therapy resistance but also to tumor initiation and metastasis development, making them attractive potential targets for the treatment of CRC. This review presents the available CCSC isolation methods, the clinical relevance of these CCSCs, the mechanisms of drug resistance associated with CCSCs and the ongoing clinical trials targeting these CCSCs. Novel therapeutic strategies are needed to effectively eradicate both tumor growth and metastasis, while taking into account the tumor microenvironment (TME) which plays a key role in tumor cell plasticity.
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