Advances in Cancer Stem Cell Biology

1. Cancer Stem Cells: A Revisitation of the “Anaplasia” Concept
Roberto Scatena

2. Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells: New Insights
Toru Kondo

3. Molecular Biology of Cancer Stem Cells
Oswaldo Keith Okamoto

4. Biomarkers of Cancer Stem Cells
Jun Dou, Ning Gu

5. Cancer Stem Cells and the Microenvironment
Alfonso Colombatti, Carla Danussi, Eliana Pivetta, Paola Spessotto

6. Leukemia Stem Cells
Steven W. Lane, David A. Williams

7. Cancer Stem Cells and the Central Nervous System
Serdar Korur, Maria Maddalena Lino, Adrian Merlo

8. Cancer Stem Cells and Glioblastoma Multiforme: Pathophysiological and Clinical Aspects
Akio Soeda, Mark E. Shaffrey, Deric M. Park

9. Breast Cancer Stem Cells
Nuria Rodríguez Salas, Enrique González González, Carlos Gamallo Amat

10. Colon Cancer Stem Cells
Ugo Testa

11. Liver Tumor-Initiating Cells/Cancer Stem Cells: Past Studies, Current Status, and Future Perspectives
Kwan Ho Tang, Stephanie Ma, Xin-Yuan Guan

12. Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells
Erica N. Proctor, Diane M. Simeone

13. Cancer Stem Cells and Renal Carcinoma
Benedetta Bussolati, Giovanni Camussi

14. Cancer Stem Cells: Proteomic Approaches for New Potential Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers
Patrizia Bottoni, Bruno Giardina, Roberto Scatena

15. Cancer Stem Cells: An Innovative Therapeutic Approach
Roberto Scatena, Patrizia Bottoni, Alessandro Pontoglio, Salvatore Scarà, Bruno Giardina

16. Cancer Stem Cell and ATP-Binding Cassette: Which Role in Chemoresistance?
Andrea Silvestrini, Elisabetta Meucci, Giuseppe Ettore Martorana, Bruno Giardina, Alvaro Mordente

17. Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells: Biological and Clinical Interrelationships
Cinzia Bagalà, Carlo Barone

18. Immunomodulatory Functions of Cancer Stem Cells
Tobias Schatton, Jennifer Y. Lin, Markus H. Frank

Nyckelord: Biomedicine, Cancer Research, Pharmacology/Toxicology