Cancer stem cell gene profile as predictor of relapse in high risk stage II and stage III, radically resected colon cancer patients.

Clinical data indicate that prognostic stratification of radically resected colorectal cancer based on disease stage only may not be always be adequate. Preclinical findings suggest that cancer stem cells may influence the biological behaviour of colorectal cancer independently from stage: objective...

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Main Authors: Riccardo Giampieri, Mario Scartozzi, Cristian Loretelli, Francesco Piva, Alessandra Mandolesi, Giovanni Lezoche, Michela Del Prete, Alessandro Bittoni, Luca Faloppi, Maristella Bianconi, Luca Cecchini, Mario Guerrieri, Italo Bearzi, Stefano Cascinu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24023782/pdf/?tool=EBI