Search for dissertations about: "Cancer stem-like cells"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words Cancer stem-like cells.

  2. 1. Targeted therapeutic strategies for prostate cancer treatment using novel lipid kinase inhibitors in combination with current drugs

    Author : Julius Semenas; Jenny L. Persson; Anna Berghard; Maria Fällman; Thomas Grundström; Lukas Kenner; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Prostate cancer; bone metastasis; castration-resistant; treatment; precision therapy; PIP5K1A; steroid hormone receptors; cancer stem cells; Oncology; onkologi;

    Abstract : Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common cancer types and the fifth cancer-related cause of death among Western world men.  The sex steroid hormone, androgen and androgen receptor (AR) play important roles in PCa progression. READ MORE

  4. 2. Stromal and tumor cell responses to hypoxia and treatment within the glioma microenvironment

    Author : Vasiliki Pantazopoulou; Avdelningen för translationell cancerforskning; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cancer; glioblastoma; tumor microenvironment; reactive astrocytes; hypoxia; CD44; p75NTR;

    Abstract : Glioblastoma is the most aggressive primary brain tumor in adults. Despite treatment, tumors invariably recur, and the recurring tumor is resistant to therapies. New approaches are needed for the successful treatment of glioblastoma patients.Tumors are not simply a compilation of molecularly and phenotypically identical neoplastic cells. READ MORE

  5. 3. Cancer and Therapy: A look into stemness and the tumour microenvironment

    Author : Carmen Rodriguez; Avdelningen för translationell cancerforskning; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; COMP; STRIPAK; Notch; p21; oncofetal chondroitin sulfate; therapy; tumour microenvironment;

    Abstract : Therapy is the often-used treatment for cancer patients, even those that undergo resection surgery. While milestones have been surpassed throughout the decades for a number of cancer types, there are those that comprise of characteristics limiting effectiveness of treatments. READ MORE

  6. 4. CysLT1 receptor signaling and the tumor microenvironment in colon cancer models

    Author : Janina Osman; Malmö Cellpatologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Colorectal cancer CRC ; Cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1; Tumor microenvironment; Cancer stem-like cells;

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  7. 5. Tertiary lymphoid structures in glioblastoma : Discovery, Characterization and Therapeutic Induction

    Author : Alessandra Vaccaro; Anna Dimberg; Victor Engelhard; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Tertiary lymphoid structures; Glioma; Glioblastoma; Immunotherapy; Immunologi; Immunology; Oncology; Onkologi;

    Abstract : Glioblastoma (GBM) is an incurable brain cancer with a median survival of less than two years from diagnosis. The tumor microenvironment plays a major role in GBM progression through sustaining immunosuppression and poor lymphocytic infiltration. READ MORE