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Human glioblastoma-derived cancer stem cells: establishment of invasive glioma models and treatment with oncolytic herpes simplex virus vectors.
Cancer research - 15 Apr 2009
Wakimoto Hiroaki, Kesari Santosh, Farrell Christopher J, Curry William T, Zaupa Cecile, Aghi Manish, Kuroda Toshihiko, Stemmer-Rachamimov Anat, Shah Khalid, Liu Ta-Chiang, Jeyaretna Deva S, Debasitis Jason, Pruszak Jan, Martuza Robert L, Rabkin Samuel D
Abstract excerpt
Glioblastoma, the most malignant type of primary brain tumor, is one of the solid cancers where cancer stem cells have been isolated, and studies have suggested resistance of those cells to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Here, we report the establishment of CSC-enriched cultures derived from human glioblastoma specimens. They grew as neurospheres in serum-free medium with epidermal growth factor and fibroblast...
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