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CD133+ tumor initiating cells in a syngenic murine model of pancreatic cancer respond to Minnelide.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 May 2014
Banerjee Sulagna, Nomura Alice, Sangwan Veena, Chugh Rohit, Dudeja Vikas, Vickers Selwyn M, Saluja Ashok
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PURPOSE: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is the fourth leading cause for cancer-related mortality with a survival rate of less than 5%. Late diagnosis and lack of effective chemotherapeutic regimen contribute to these grim survival statistics. Relapse of any tumor is largely attributed to the presence of tumor-initiating cells (TIC) or cancer stem cells (CSC). These cells are considered as hurdles to cancer therapy as...
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