Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Translational Research Program Stem Cell Symposium: Incorporating Stem Cell Hypotheses into Clinical Trials

Wendy A. Woodward*, Robert G. Bristow, Michael F. Clarke, Robert P. Coppes, Massimo Cristofanilli, Dan G. Duda, John R. Fike, Dolores Hambardzumyan, Richard P. Hill, Craig T. Jordan, Luka Milas, Frank Pajonk, Walter J. Curran, Adam P. Dicker, Yuhchyau Chen

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    Abstract

    At a meeting of the Translation Research Program of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group held in early 2008, attendees focused on updating the current state of knowledge in cancer stem cell research and discussing ways in which this knowledge can be translated into clinical use across all disease sites. This report summarizes the major topics discussed and the future directions that research should take. Major conclusions of the symposium were that the flow cytometry of multiple markers in fresh tissue would remain the standard technique of evaluating cancer-initiating cells and that surrogates need to be developed for both experimental and clinical use. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1580-1591
    Number of pages12
    JournalInternational Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics
    Volume74
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1-Aug-2009

    Keywords

    • Stem cell
    • Radiation therapy
    • Cancer
    • Radiobiology
    • Clonogens
    • ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELLS
    • NEURAL PRECURSOR CELLS
    • BONE-MARROW
    • BREAST-CANCER
    • IN-VIVO
    • HIPPOCAMPAL NEUROGENESIS
    • TUMOR ANGIOGENESIS
    • SALIVARY-GLANDS
    • ADULT NEUROGENESIS
    • PERIVASCULAR NICHE

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