Cancer Stem Cell Resistance to Targeted Therapy

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Maccalli, Cristina (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Todaro, Matilde (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Ferrone, Soldano (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Resistance to Targeted Anti-Cancer Therapeutics, 19
• Subjects: Cancer research.; Immunology.; Molecular biology.; Cancer Research.; Molecular Medicine.

This book represents an updated summary of the state of the art of the characterization of cancer stem cell/cancer initiating cell (CSC/CIC) properties. Experts provide an overview of the definition and biological properties of CSCs/CICs as well as the role of these cells in determining the resistan...