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The Importance of Cancer Stem Cells and Their Pathways in Endometrial Cancer: A Narrative Review.

Laura Georgiana Caravia, Melinda Ildiko Mitranovici, Ioan Emilian Oala, Andreea Taisia Tiron, Anca Angela Simionescu, Alina Maria Borcan, Marius Craina

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Review in Cells, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Laura Georgiana CaraviaDivision of Cellular and Molecular Biology and Histology, Department of Morphological Sciences, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0009-0005-7756-9670
Melinda Ildiko MitranoviciPublic Health Department, "George Emil Palade" University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-1596-6353
Ioan Emilian OalaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Emergency County Hospital Hunedoara, 14 Victoriei Street, 331057 Hunedoara, Romania.
Andreea Taisia TironFaculty of Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Anca Angela SimionescuDepartment of Obstretics and Gynecology, Filantropia, Faculty of Medicine Carol Davila, 011171 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-9334-0199
Alina Maria BorcanDepartment of Microbiology, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "Prof. Dr. Matei Balș", Faculty of Medicine Carol Davila, 021105 Bucharest, Romania.
Marius CrainaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endometrial cancer is one of the most common malignancies seen in women in developed countries. While patients in the early stages of this cancer show better responses to surgery, adjuvant hormonal therapy, and chemotherapy, patients with recurrence show treatment resistance. Researchers have recently focused on cancer stem cells (CSCs) in the treatment of gynecologic cancer in general but also specifically in endometrial cancer. CSCs have been investigated because of their resistance to conventional therapies, such as chemo- and radiotherapy, and their ability to induce the progression and recurrence of malignancy. The activation of alternative pathways, such as WNT, PI3K, NF-kB, or NOTCH, could be the basis of the acquisition of these abilities of CSCs. Their specific markers and signaling pathways could be treatment targets for CSCs. In this article, we discuss the importance of obtaining a better understanding of the molecular basis and pathways of CSCs in endometrial cancer and the role of CSCs, aiming to discover more specific therapeutic approaches.

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Endometrial NeoplasmsNeoplastic Stem CellsSignal TransductionAnimalsFemaleHumanscancer stem cellsendometrial cancersignaling stemness pathwaysstemness therapy

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PMID40277919
PMCPMC12025850

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