Advances in cancer stem cell biology / Roberto Scatena, Alvaro Mordente, Bruno Giardina, editors. — New York : Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, c2012. – (64.81/A244)

Contents

    Contents
    
    1 Cancer Stem Cells: A Revisitation of the "Anaplasia" Concept
    2 Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells: New Insights
    3 Molecular Biology of Cancer Stem Cells
    4 Biomarkers of Cancer Stem Cells
    5 Cancer Stem Cells and the Microenvironment
    6 Leukemia Stem Cells
    7 Cancer Stem Cells and the Central Nervous System
    8 Cancer Stem Cells and Glioblastoma Multiforme: Pathophysiologicai and Clinical Aspects
    9 Breast Cancer Stem Cells
    10 Colon Cancer Stem Cells 155
    11 Liver Tumor-Initiating Cells/Cancer Stem Cells: Past Studies， Current Status， and Future Perspectives 181
    12 Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells 197
    13 Cancer Stem Cells and Renal Carcinoma 211
    14 Cancer Stem Cells: Proteomic Approaches for New Potential Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers 221
    15 Cancer Stem Cells: An Innovative Therapeutic Approach 239
    16 Cancer Stem Cell and ATP-Binding Cassette: Which Role in Chemoresistance? 267
    17 Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells: Biological and Clinical Interrelationships
    18 Immunomodulatory Functions of Cancer Stem Cells 301
    Index 333