Drug screening identifies niclosamide as an inhibitor of breast cancer stem-like cells.

The primary cause of death from breast cancer is the progressive growth of tumors and resistance to conventional therapies. It is currently believed that recurrent cancer is repopulated according to a recently proposed cancer stem cell hypothesis. New therapeutic strategies that specifically target...

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Main Authors: Yu-Chi Wang, Tai-Kuang Chao, Cheng-Chang Chang, Yi-Te Yo, Mu-Hsien Yu, Hung-Cheng Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3776833?pdf=render