title: Role of cancer stem cells in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
abstract: As our understanding of pancreatic cancer evolves, evidence is growing to support a role for cancer stem cells in this devastating disease. Cancer stem cells constitute a distinct subpopulation in the tumor and are considered to drive both tumorigenesis and metastasis; these cells are thought to be highly resistant to standard treatment modalities. Here we review the current knowledge on pancreatic cancer stem cells and the implementation of cancer stem cell markers as prognostic or predictive biomarkers. We also discuss prospects for the use of cancer stem cells as targets for future therapeutic regimens in pancreatic cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sergeant
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vankelecom
authors.forename: Lies
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gremeaux
authors.forename: Baki
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Topal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism*; D021441:Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D014411:Neoplastic Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor
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