Cancer Stem Cell and Stromal Microenvironment Article

PMID: 23531695 Web of Science: 000420261000016

Cited authors

  • Li, Li; Cole, John; Margolin, David A.

Abstract

  • Background: Chemotherapeutic resistance and local recurrence or distant organ metastasis are the major causes of cancer mortality. Conventional cancer treatments do not consistently prevent cancer recurrence.; Methods: We illustrate the key roles that cancer stem cells and the tumor microenvironment-particularly the lymph node stromal microenvironment-play in tumor drug resistance, metastasis, and recurrence in 2 representative cancers: colorectal cancer and follicular lymphoma.; Conclusion: We believe that combination treatment with chemotherapeutic agents in conjunction with targeted therapies, such as stromal/cancer stem cell signaling-targeted therapy, may effectively minimize cancer recurrence.

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Publication date

  • 2013

Published in

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1524-5012

Start page

  • 109

End page

  • 118

Volume

  • 13

Issue

  • 1