Natural compounds' activity against cancer stem-like or fast-cycling melanoma cells.

BACKGROUND: Accumulating evidence supports the concept that melanoma is highly heterogeneous and sustained by a small subpopulation of melanoma stem-like cells. Those cells are considered as responsible for tumor resistance to therapies. Moreover, melanoma cells are characterized by their high pheno...

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Main Authors: Malgorzata Sztiller-Sikorska, Kamila Koprowska, Kinga Majchrzak, Mariusz Hartman, Malgorzata Czyz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3940936?pdf=render