Stem cell-based therapies for cancer treatment: separating hope from hype

DW Stuckey, K Shah - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2014 - nature.com
Stem cell-based therapies are emerging as a promising strategy to tackle cancer. Multiple
stem cell types have been shown to exhibit inherent tropism towards tumours. Moreover …

The antioxidant properties of organosulfur compounds (sulforaphane)

S M. de Figueiredo, N S. Binda… - Recent Patents on …, 2015 - benthamdirect.com
Sulforaphane (SFN) is a molecule within the isothiocyanate (ITC) group of organosulfur
compounds. SFN is a phytochemical commonly found in cruciferous vegetables such as …

c-Met and other cell surface molecules: interaction, activation and functional consequences

G Viticchiè, PAJ Muller - Biomedicines, 2015 - mdpi.com
The c-Met receptor, also known as the HGF receptor, is one of the most studied tyrosine
kinase receptors, yet its biological functions and activation mechanisms are still not fully …

Combination of HGF/MET-targeting agents and other therapeutic strategies in cancer

F Moosavi, E Giovannetti, GJ Peters, O Firuzi - Critical Reviews in …, 2021 - Elsevier
MET receptor has emerged as a druggable target across several human cancers. Agents
targeting MET and its ligand hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) including small molecules such …

Stem cell-based therapies for tumors in the brain: Are we there yet?

K Shah - Neuro-oncology, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Advances in understanding adult stem cell biology have facilitated the development of novel
cell-based therapies for cancer. Recent developments in conventional therapies (eg, tumor …

Visualization of diagnostic and therapeutic targets in glioma with molecular imaging

D Li, CB Patel, G Xu, A Iagaru, Z Zhu, L Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Gliomas, particularly high-grade gliomas including glioblastoma (GBM), represent the most
common and malignant types of primary brain cancer in adults, and carry a poor prognosis …

The molecular mechanisms of TRAIL resistance in cancer cells: help in designing new drugs

F Wang, J Lin, R Xu - Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), which is capable of
selectively inducing apoptosis of cancer cells, is a potential targeted drug for cancer therapy …

[HTML][HTML] Current status and challenges of stem cell-based therapy for the treating of glioblastoma multiforme

B Abadi, M Ahmadi-Zeidabadi, L Dini… - Hematology/Oncology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma (GB) is one of the most malignant types of central nervous system tumours,
classified as grade IV by the World Health Organization. Despite the therapeutic advances …

Mammary tumor cells with high metastatic potential are hypersensitive to macrophage-derived HGF

T Kitamura, Y Kato, D Brownlie, DYH Soong… - Cancer immunology …, 2019 - AACR
Metastasis-associated macrophages (MAM) promote persistent growth of breast cancer cells
at the metastatic site and are, thus, an attractive therapeutic target to treat breast cancer …

Combination therapy with c-met inhibitor and TRAIL enhances apoptosis in dedifferentiated liposarcoma patient-derived cells

EB Jo, YS Lee, H Lee, JB Park, H Park, YL Choi… - BMC cancer, 2019 - Springer
Background Liposarcoma (LPS) is a tumor derived from adipose tissue, and has the highest
incidence among soft tissue sarcomas. Dedifferentiated liposarcoma (DDLPS) is a …