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Isolation and characterization of hepatic cancer cells with stem-like properties from hepatocellular carcinoma.
Journal of gastrointestinal and liver diseases : JGLD - 1 Mar 2010
Tomuleasa Ciprian, Soritau Olga, Rus-Ciuca Dan, Pop Teodora, Todea Daniela, Mosteanu Ofelia, Pintea Bogdan, Foris Vasile, Susman Sergiu, Kacsó Gabriel, Irimie Alexandru
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Major burdens in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are the high percentage of recurrence and resistance to chemotherapy. Hepatic cancer stem cells provide a reservoir of cells that can self-renew, maintain the tumor by generating differentiated non-stem cells which make up the bulk of the tumor and are responsible for recurrence after ablative surgery and chemoradiotherapy. The...
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