Biological and clinical implications of cancer stem cells in primary brain tumors

Frontiers in Oncology

Volumn 3 JAN, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Maugeri Saccà, Marcello ^a   Di Martino, Simona ^a   De Maria, Ruggero ^a  

^a REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer stem cells; Canonical pathway inhibitors; Chemo radioresistance; Differentiation inducing agents; Glioblastoma multiforme; Hypoxia; Self renewal pathway inhibitors; Stem cell based endpoints

Indexed keywords

BMI1 PROTEIN; CD133 ANTIGEN; CYCLOPAMINE; ENZASTAURIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; ERLOTINIB; LOMUSTINE; RETINOIC ACID; STAT3 PROTEIN; TEMOZOLOMIDE; VISMODEGIB;

BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER STEM CELL; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL RENEWAL; CELL VIABILITY; DNA DAMAGE; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PROGNOSIS; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REVIEW;

EID: 84890723104     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2234943X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2013.00006     Document Type: Review

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