Ovarian Cancer
Studies from University of Pune in the area of ovarian cancer described
Published in Cancer Weekly, June 2nd, 2009
"Recruitment and localization of endothelial precursors within tumors is a potential area for the development of therapeutics, because their functional contribution to tumor vasculature is realized to be important for cancer cell survival. However, the exact nature of the recruited cell type and cellular events orchestrating the entire phenomenon remains obscure," scientists writing in the journal Stem Cells report.
"We report that human ovarian cancer is frequently associated with cells expressing the stem cell surface marker CD133. We further show that these CD133-expressing cells are nontumorigenic in nature, and they augment tumor development through their...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-06-02)
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