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Abstract
Despite recent advances in the development of novel targeted chemotherapies, the prognosis of malignant glioma remains dismal. The chemo-resistance of this tumor is attributed to tumor heterogeneity. To explain this unique chemo- resistance, the concept of cancer stem cells has been evoked. Cancer stem cells, a subpopulation of whole tumor cells, are now regarded as candidate therapeutic targets. Here, the author reviews and discusses the cancer stem cell concept.Entities:
Keywords: Cancer stem cell; Cell of origin; Lineage hierarchy
Year: 2012 PMID: 24298350 PMCID: PMC3840978 DOI: 10.15283/ijsc.2012.5.1.12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Stem Cells ISSN: 2005-3606 Impact factor: 2.500