Castelli, Vanessa and Giordano, Antonio and Benedetti, Elisabetta and Giansanti, Francesco and Quintiliani, Massimiliano and Cimini, Annamaria and d’Angelo, Michele (2021) The Great Escape: The Power of Cancer Stem Cells to Evade Programmed Cell Death. Cancers, 13 (2). p. 328. ISSN 2072-6694
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Abstract
Cancer is one of the primary causes of death worldwide. Tumour malignancy is related to tumor heterogeneity, which has been suggested to be due to a small subpopulation of tumor cells named cancer stem cells (CSCs). CSCs exert a key role in metastasis development, tumor recurrence, and also epithelial–mesenchymal transition, apoptotic resistance, self-renewal, tumorigenesis, differentiation, and drug resistance. Several current therapies fail to eradicate tumors due to the ability of CSCs to escape different programmed cell deaths. Thus, developing CSC-selective and programmed death-inducing therapeutic approaches appears to be of primary importance. In this review, we discuss the main programmed cell death occurring in cancer and the promising CSC-targeting agents developed in recent years. Even if the reported studies are encouraging, further investigations are necessary to establish a combination of agents able to eradicate CSCs or inhibit their growth and proliferation.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Journal Eprints > Medical Science |
Depositing User: | Managing Editor |
Date Deposited: | 27 Feb 2023 06:36 |
Last Modified: | 24 May 2024 05:32 |
URI: | http://repository.journal4submission.com/id/eprint/523 |