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Contemporary Oncology/Współczesna Onkologia
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Review
Cancer stem cells in haematological malignancies

Radoslaw Zagozdzon
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Jakub Golab

Contemp Oncol (Pozn) 2015; 19 (1A): A1–A6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/wo.2014.47127
Online publish date: 2015/01/20
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At least several types of human haematological malignancies can now be seen as ‘stem-cell diseases’. The best-studied in this context is acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). It has been shown that these diseases are driven by a pool of ‘leukaemia stem cells (LSC)’, which remain in the quiescent state, have the capacity to survive and self-renew, and are responsible for the recurrence of cancer after classical chemotherapy. It has been understood that LSC must be eliminated in order to cure patients suffering from haematological cancers. Recent advances in LSC research have allowed for description of LSC phenotype and identification of potential targets for anti-LSC therapies. This concise review summarises the current view on LSC biology and targeted approaches against LSC.
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leukaemia stem cell, self- renewal, cancer recurrence, chemotherapy resistance, targeted therapie
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