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Co-expression of Lgr5 and CXCR4 characterizes cancer stem-like cells of colorectal cancer.
Oncotarget - 6 Dec 2016
Wu Weidong, Cao Jun, Ji Zhengyi, Wang Jingjue, Jiang Tao, Ding Honghua
Abstract excerpt
Therapies designed to target cancer stem cells (CSCs) in colorectal cancer (CRC) may improve treatment outcomes. Different markers have been used to identify CSCs or CSC-like cells in CRC, but the enrichment of CSCs using these markers has yet to be optimized. We recently reported the importance of Lgr5-positive CRC cells in cancer growth. Here, we studied the possibility of using Lgr5 and CXCR4 as CSC markers...
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