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Research progress and prospects of markers for liver cancer stem cells.
World journal of gastroenterology - 14 Nov 2015
Zhu Cheng-Pei, Wang An-Qiang, Zhang Hao-Hai, Wan Xue-Shuai, Yang Xiao-Bo, Chen Shu-Guang, Zhao Hai-Tao
Abstract excerpt
Liver cancer is a common malignancy and surgery is the main treatment strategy. However, the prognosis is still poor because of high frequencies of postoperative recurrence and metastasis. In recent years, cancer stem cell (CSC) theory has evolved with the concept of stem cells, and has been applied to oncological research. According to cancer stem cell theory, liver cancer can be radically cured only by...
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