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 …

Glioblastoma stem cells: driving resilience through chaos

BC Prager, S Bhargava, V Mahadev, CG Hubert… - Trends in cancer, 2020 - cell.com
Glioblastoma is an aggressive and heterogeneous tumor in which glioblastoma stem cells
(GSCs) are at the apex of an entropic hierarchy and impart devastating therapy resistance …

The landscape of the mesenchymal signature in brain tumours

J Behnan, G Finocchiaro, G Hanna - Brain, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The complexity of glioblastoma multiforme, the most common and lethal variant of gliomas,
is reflected by cellular and molecular heterogeneity at both the inter-and intra-tumoural …

Overcoming therapeutic resistance in glioblastoma: the way forward

S Osuka, EG Van Meir - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2017 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Glioblastoma is the most common and lethal primary malignant brain tumor in adults.
Patients die from recurrent tumors that have become resistant to therapy. New strategies are …

Targeting the αv integrin/TGF-β axis improves natural killer cell function against glioblastoma stem cells

H Shaim, M Shanley, R Basar, M Daher… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most aggressive brain cancer, recurs because
glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) are resistant to all standard therapies. We showed that …

Mesenchymal glioma stem cells are maintained by activated glycolytic metabolism involving aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A3

P Mao, K Joshi, J Li, SH Kim, P Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Tumor heterogeneity of high-grade glioma (HGG) is recognized by four clinically relevant
subtypes based on core gene signatures. However, molecular signaling in glioma stem cells …

Cancer stem cell secretome in the tumor microenvironment: a key point for an effective personalized cancer treatment

J López de Andrés, C Griñán-Lisón, G Jiménez… - Journal of hematology & …, 2020 - Springer
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) represent a tumor subpopulation responsible for tumor metastasis
and resistance to chemo-and radiotherapy, ultimately leading to tumor relapse. As a …

Cancer stem cells in glioblastoma

JD Lathia, SC Mack, EE Mulkearns-Hubert… - Genes & …, 2015 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Tissues with defined cellular hierarchies in development and homeostasis give rise to
tumors with cellular hierarchies, suggesting that tumors recapitulate specific tissues and …

Understanding cancer stem cell heterogeneity and plasticity

DG Tang - Cell research, 2012 - nature.com
Heterogeneity is an omnipresent feature of mammalian cells in vitro and in vivo. It has been
recently realized that even mouse and human embryonic stem cells under the best culture …

Imp2 controls oxidative phosphorylation and is crucial for preserving glioblastoma cancer stem cells

M Janiszewska, ML Suvà, N Riggi… - Genes & …, 2012 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Growth of numerous cancer types is believed to be driven by a subpopulation of poorly
differentiated cells, often referred to as cancer stem cells (CSCs), that have the capacity for …