Drug delivery using nanoparticles for cancer stem-like cell targeting

The theory of cancer stem-like cell (or cancer stem cell, CSC) has been established to explain how tumor heterogeneity arises and contributes to tumor progression in diverse cancer types. CSCs are believed to drive tumor growth and elicit resistance to conventional therapeutics. Therefore, CSCs are...

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Main Authors: Bing eLu, Xiaojia eHuang, Jingxin eMo, Wei eZhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2016.00084/full