Cancer stem cells: advances in knowledge and implications for cancer therapy

X Chu, W Tian, J Ning, G Xiao, Y Zhou… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs), a small subset of cells in tumors that are characterized by self-
renewal and continuous proliferation, lead to tumorigenesis, metastasis, and maintain tumor …

NF‐κB signaling in inflammation and cancer

T Zhang, C Ma, Z Zhang, H Zhang, H Hu - MedComm, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Since nuclear factor of κ‐light chain of enhancer‐activated B cells (NF‐κB) was discovered
in 1986, extraordinary efforts have been made to understand the function and regulating …

Targeting cancer stem cell pathways for cancer therapy

L Yang, P Shi, G Zhao, J Xu, W Peng, J Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Since cancer stem cells (CSCs) were first identified in leukemia in 1994, they have been
considered promising therapeutic targets for cancer therapy. These cells have self-renewal …

Targeting NF-κB-inducing kinase (NIK) in immunity, inflammation, and cancer

KM Pflug, R Sitcheran - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
NF-κB-inducing kinase (NIK), the essential upstream kinase, which regulates activation of
the noncanonical NF-κB pathway, has important roles in regulating immunity and …

Exploring the dynamic interplay between cancer stem cells and the tumor microenvironment: implications for novel therapeutic strategies

YR Li, Y Fang, Z Lyu, Y Zhu, L Yang - Journal of Translational Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have emerged as key contributors to tumor initiation, growth, and
metastasis. In addition, CSCs play a significant role in inducing immune evasion, thereby …

PI3K-AKT-mTOR and NFκB pathways in ovarian cancer: implications for targeted therapeutics

A Ghoneum, N Said - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecologic malignancy in the United States, with an
estimated 22,530 new cases and 13,980 deaths in 2019. Recent studies have indicated that …

Targeting ovarian cancer stem cells: a new way out

H Ma, T Tian, Z Cui - Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2023 - Springer
Ovarian cancer (OC) is the most lethal gynecological malignancy due to tumor
heterogeneity, the lack of reliable early diagnosis methods and the high incidence of …

NF-κB signaling in ovarian cancer

BS Harrington, CM Annunziata - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
The NF-κB signaling pathway is a master and commander in ovarian cancer (OC) that
promotes chemoresistance, cancer stem cell maintenance, metastasis and immune evasion …

A role for NF-κB in organ specific cancer and cancer stem cells

C Kaltschmidt, C Banz-Jansen, T Benhidjeb, M Beshay… - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) account for tumor initiation, invasiveness, metastasis, and
recurrence in a broad range of human cancers. Although being a key player in cancer …

The hallmarks of ovarian cancer stem cells and niches: Exploring their harmonious interplay in therapy resistance

T Motohara, GJ Yoshida, H Katabuchi - Seminars in Cancer Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
The concept of a “cancer stem cell” has evolved over the past decades, and research on
cancer stem cell biology has entered into a stage of remarkable progress. Cancer stem cells …