title: The cancer stem-cell signaling network and resistance to therapy.
abstract: The study of cancer stem cells (CSCs) has shown that tumors are driven by a subpopulation of self-renewing CSCs that retain the capacity to engender the various differentiated cell populations that form tumors. The characterization of CSCs has indicated that CSCs are remarkably resistant to conventional radio- and chemo-therapy. Clinically, the remaining populations of CSC are responsible for metastasis and recurrence in patients with cancer, which can lead to the disease becoming chronic and incurable. Therefore, the elimination of CSCs is an important goal of cancer treatments. Furthermore, CSCs are subject to strong regulation by the surrounding microenvironment, which also impacts tumor responses. In this review, we discuss the mechanisms by which pathways that are defective in CSCs influence ultimately therapeutic and clinical outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS/HUVR/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla), Molecular Biology of Cancer Group, Oncohematology and Genetic Department, Campus HUVR, Edificio IBIS, Avda. Manuel Siurot s/n. 41013, Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carnero
authors.affiliation: Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Translational Research in Cancer Stem Cell Group, Pathology Department, Pg. Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Garcia-Mayea
authors.affiliation: Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Translational Research in Cancer Stem Cell Group, Pathology Department, Pg. Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mir
authors.affiliation: Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Translational Research in Cancer Stem Cell Group, Pathology Department, Pg. Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lorente
authors.affiliation: Vall d'Hebron Institut de Oncologia (VHIO), Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Breast Surgical Oncology Unit, Breast Cancer Center, Pg. Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: I T
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Rubio
authors.affiliation: Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Translational Research in Cancer Stem Cell Group, Pathology Department, Pg. Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: matilde.lleonart@vhir.org.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: LLeonart
mesh_terms: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000378:metabolism*; D001343:Autophagy; D054337:Cell Dedifferentiation; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D006801:Humans; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D014411:Neoplastic Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D015398:Signal Transduction; D059016:Tumor Microenvironment
chemical_list: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
keywords: CSC; Cancer; Conventional therapy; Metastasis; Oxidative stress; Stem cell therapy