Cancer stem cells and the tumor microenvironment: interplay in tumor heterogeneity
Tumor cells able to recapitulate tumor heterogeneity have been tracked, isolated and characterized in different tumor types, and are commonly named Cancer Stem Cells or Cancer Initiating Cells (CSC/CIC). CSC/CIC are disseminated in the tumor mass and are resistant to anti-cancer therapies and advers...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Informa Healthcare
2015
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4673538/ |