Effects of concurrent chemoradiotherapy on the metastasis and the mesenchymal transition of bladder urothelial carcinoma cells

Yueh Pan, Ying Chui Hong, Chi Hao Hsiao, Hung Jen Shih, Sheng Hsien Huang, Sheng Chuan Wu, Chin Pao Chang, Shao Chi Chiu, Der Yang Cho, Ping Hsiao Shih

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Abstract

Background/Aim: Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have been suggested playing a crucial role in the tumorigenesis and tumor progression. Clinically, concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) after transurethral resection of the bladder is the widely accepted treatment option for high-grade bladder urothelial carcinoma (UC); however, a proportion of bladder UC patients still suffer from recurrence and metastasis. In the present study, we investigated the stemness properties of bladder UC cells with respect to various disease stages. The metastatic capability and epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) of the parental cells and the CSC cells of bladder UC

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4957-4968
Number of pages12
JournalAnticancer Research
Volume41
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2021

Keywords

  • Bladder urothelial carcinoma
  • Cancer stem cell
  • Chemoradioresistance
  • Concurrent chemoradiotherapy
  • Epithelial–mesenchymal transition

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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