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The cancer stem cell: Premises, promises and challenges

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Abstract

Over the last decade, the notion that tumors are maintained by their own stem cells, the so-called cancer stem cells, has created great excitement in the research community. This review attempts to summarize the underlying concepts of this notion, to distinguish hard facts from beliefs and to define the future challenges of the field.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)313-319
Number of pages7
JournalNature medicine
Volume17
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2011
Externally publishedYes

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