| Literature DB >> 31025613 |
Jonathan Stem1, John C Flickinger2, Dante Merlino2, Ellen M Caparosa1,2, Adam E Snook2, Scott A Waldman2.
Abstract
Gastrointestinal cancers remain a tremendous burden on society. Despite advances in therapy options, including chemotherapy and radiation, cancer mortality from recurrences and metastases occur frequently. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) drive disease recurrence and metastasis, as these cells are uniquely equipped to self-renew and evade therapy. Therefore, cancer eradication requires treatment strategies that target CSCs in addition to differentiated cancer cells. This review highlights current literature on therapies targeting CSCs in gastrointestinal cancer.Entities:
Keywords: cancer stem cells; chemoresistance; gastrointestinal cancer; immunotherapy; radioresistance; targeted therapies
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Year: 2019 PMID: 31025613 PMCID: PMC6886570 DOI: 10.2217/rme-2018-0146
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Regen Med ISSN: 1746-0751 Impact factor: 3.806