ReviewJournal of cancer research and clinical oncology2023
Targeting cancer stem cells as a strategy for reducing chemotherapy resistance in head and neck cancers.
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- Rapamycin Targets Cancer Stem Cells to Decrease Cisplatin Resistance in a Head and Neck Cancer Mouse Xenograft Model.Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology · 2026Article
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- Novel patient-derived tongue squamous cell carcinoma cell lines from non-smokers: 3D and in vivo models for drug response studies.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2026Article
- Transforming tumor microenvironments: nanotechnology and gene therapy in cellular signaling and epigenetic insight into chemo-resistance.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2026Review
- Magnifying Glass on Sinonasal NUT Carcinoma Heterogeneity via Spatial Transcriptomics.Head & neck · 2026Article
- ATPase copper transporting beta contributes to cisplatin resistance as a regulatory factor of extracellular vesicles in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Cancer gene therapy · 2026Article
- miRNA-195-5p modulates cell proliferation and stemness by targeting the Wnt signalling network in breast cancer.Non-coding RNA research · 2025Article
- USP14 targets FABP5-mediated ferroptosis to promote proliferation and cisplatin resistance of HNSCC.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025Article
- TIMP1 Overexpression in Ovarian Cancer Spheroids: Implications for Prognosis, Resistance, and Metastatic Potential.Cancers · 2025Article
- Prolonged Low-Dose Administration of FDA-Approved Drugs for Non-Cancer Conditions: A Review of Potential Targets in Cancer Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- EpCAM Signaling in Oral Cancer Stem Cells: Implications for Metastasis, Tumorigenicity, and Therapeutic Strategies.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025Review
- HSP27/IL-6 axis promotes OSCC chemoresistance, invasion and migration by orchestrating macrophages via a positive feedback loop.Cell biology and toxicology · 2025Article
- Unveiling the impact of CD133 on cell cycle regulation in radio- and chemo-resistance of cancer stem cells.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- A bioengineered tumor matrix-based scaffold for the evaluation of melatonin efficacy on head and neck squamous cancer stem cells.Materials today. Bio · 2024Article
- ResisenseNet hybrid neural network model for predicting drug sensitivity and repurposing in breast Cancer.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Cancer Stem Cells in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Narrative Review on Experimental Characteristics and Methodological Challenges.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- Repair of genomic interstrand crosslinks.DNA repair · 2024Review
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- Triple Combinations of Histone Lysine Demethylase Inhibitors with PARP1 Inhibitor-Olaparib and Cisplatin Lead to Enhanced Cytotoxic Effects in Head and Neck Cancer Cells.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Top IHC/ISH Hacks for and Molecular Surrogates of Poorly Differentiated Sinonasal Small Round Cell Tumors.Head and neck pathology · 2024Review
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Abstract
purposeResistance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy is the primary cause of a poor prognosis in oncological patients. Researchers identified many possible mechanisms involved in gaining a therapy-resistant phenotype by cancer cells, including alterations in intracellular drug accumulation, detoxification, and enhanced DNA damage repair. All these features are characteristic of stem cells, making them the major culprit of chemoresistance. This paper reviews the most recent evidence regarding the association between the stemness phenotype and chemoresistance in head and neck cancers. It also investigates the impact of pharmacologically targeting cancer stem cell populations in this subset of malignancies.
methodsThis narrative review was prepared based on the search of the PubMed database for relevant papers.
resultsHead and neck cancer cells belonging to the stem cell population are distinguished by the high expression of certain surface proteins (e.g., CD10, CD44, CD133), pluripotency-related transcription factors (SOX2, OCT4, NANOG), and increased activity of aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH). Chemotherapy itself increases the percentage of stem-like cells. Importantly, the intratumor heterogeneity of stem cell subpopulations reflects cell plasticity which has great importance for chemoresistance induction.
conclusionsEvidence points to the advantage of combining classical chemotherapeutics with stemness modulators thanks to the joint targeting of the bulk of proliferating tumor cells and chemoresistant cancer stem cells, which could cause recurrence.
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