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Microenvironment and brain tumor stem cell maintenance: impact of the niche.
Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry - 1 Jan 2014
Herold-Mende Christel, Mock Andreas
Abstract excerpt
There is a lot of experimental evidence that brain tumors might be sustained by a subpopulation of immature cells, so-called brain tumor stem cells (BTSCs), which do not only drive tumor formation but are highly resistant to conventional therapies. Recent findings suggest a critical role of the molecular and cellular tumor microenvironment in which these cells reside for the maintenance of stem cell properties...
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