The role of CD133 in the identification and characterisation of tumour-initiating cells in non-small-cell lung cancer☆☆☆

Tirino, Virginia; Camerlingo, Rosa; Franco, Renato; Malanga, Donatella; La Rocca, Antonello; Viglietto, Giuseppe; Rocco, Gaetano; Pirozzi, Giuseppe

doi:10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.03.063

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The role of CD133 in the identification and characterisation of tumour-initiating cells in non-small-cell lung cancer☆☆☆

Published in European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery • May 23, 2009

Authors:

Virginia Tirino

Rosa Camerlingo

Renato Franco

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Emerging evidence suggests that specific sub-populations of cancer cells with stem cell characteristics within the bulk of tumours are implicated in the pathogenesis of heterogeneous malignant tumours. The cells that drive tumour growth have been denoted cancer-initiating cells or cancer ...

Subject

Identification (biology)

Lung cancer

Cancer research

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