Open AccessDetection of cancer stem cell-related markers in different stages of colorectal carcinoma patients of Indian origin by immunohistochemistry
Author(s) -
L P Chaitra,
Akila Prashant,
C S Gowthami,
B Hajira,
Maduvanahalli Nataraj Suma,
Sahana Mahesh,
GV Manjunath,
CS Sheeladevi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_991_16
Subject(s) - immunohistochemistry , colorectal cancer , cancer stem cell , pathology , oncology , medicine , stem cell marker , stem cell , biology , cancer research , cancer , genetics
Although the incidence rate of colorectal cancer (CRC) in all Indian cancer registries is very close to the lowest rate in the world, westernization has shown an increasing trend in the recent years. Recurrence is reported in CRC because the slowly proliferating stem cells escape the chemotherapeutic regimen.