A Quest for Initiating Cells of Head and Neck Cancer and Their Treatment

A Quest for Initiating Cells of Head and Neck Cancer and Their Treatment

The biology of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) and other cancers have been related to cancer stem-like cells (CSC). Specific markers, which vary considerably depending on tumor type or tissue of origin, characterize CSC. CSC are cancer initiating, sustaining and mostly quiescent. Comp...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Andreas M. Kaufmann, Andreas E. Albers, Beate Köberle, Chao Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-07-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
metastasis
stemness
ALDH1
Sox2
Nanog
Oct3/4
human papillomavirus
immunotherapy
chemoresistance
radioresistance
epithelial mesenchymal transition
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/2/3/1528/

Similar Items

Similar Items