CSC news roundup 2009-11-26

• Distinct population of highly malignant cells in a head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cell line established by xenograft model, 7thSpace Interactive, November 16, 2009 [J Biomed Sci 2009(Nov 16);16(1):100 (OA)][PubMed Citation][FriendFeed entry].


• Tumor-initiating Cells Detected in Pten Null Prostate Cancer Model, PhysOrg.com, November 12, 2009 [Cancer Res 2009(Nov 15); 69(22):8555-62][PubMed Citation][FriendFeed entry].


• Mouse Models for Cancer Stem Cell Research by Le Cheng and 4 co-authors, including Alexander Y Nikitin, Toxicol Pathol 2009(Nov 17) [Epub ahead of print][PubMed Citation].


• Prognostic impact of ALDH1 in breast cancer: a story of stem cells and tumor microenvironment by Erika Resetkova and 6 co-authors, including Sunil Badve, Breast Cancer Res Treat 2009(Nov 13) [Epub ahead of print][PubMed Citation][Connotea bookmark].


• Recognition and Killing of Brain Tumor Stem-Like Initiating Cells by CD8+ Cytolytic T Cells by Christine E Brown and 10 co-authors, including Michael C Jensen, Cancer Res 2009(Nov 10) [Epub ahead of print][PubMed Citation][Connotea bookmark].


• Notch Pathway Blockade Depletes CD133-Positive Glioblastoma Cells and Inhibits Growth of Tumor Neurospheres and Xenografts by Xing Fan and 14 co-authors, including Charles G Eberhart, Stem Cells 2009(Nov 10) [Epub ahead of print][PubMed Citation][Connotea bookmark].


• Targeting breast stem cells with the cancer preventive compounds curcumin and piperine by Madhuri Kakarala and 8 co-authors, including Max S Wicha, Breast Cancer Res Treat 2009(Nov 7) [Epub ahead of print][PubMed Citation].


• Identification of single chain antibodies to breast cancer stem cells using phage display by Deniz Gur and 5 co-authors, including Max S Wicha and David N Krag, Biotechnology Prog 2009(Nov 6) [Epub ahead of print][PubMed Citation].


• Methodologies in assaying prostate cancer stem cells by Hangwen Li and 7 co-authors, including Dean G Tang, Methods Mol Biol 2009; 568: 85-138 [PubMed Citation].


• Pituitary adenoma stem cells by Patrizia Tunici and John S Yu, Methods Mol Biol 2009; 568: 195-201 [PubMed Citation].


• Targeting breast cancer stem cells by Max S Wicha, The Breast 2009(Oct); 18(Suppl 3): S56-8.