Renal Cancer Stem Cells: Characterization and Targeted Therapies

• Main Authors: Anna Julie Peired (Author), Alessandro Sisti (Author), Paola Romagnani (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a major neoplasm with high incidence in western countries. Tumors are heterogeneous and are composed of differentiated cancer cells, stromal cells, and cancer stem cells (CSCs). CSCs possess two main properties: self-renewal and proliferation. Additionally, they can gen...