PMID- 16839774 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20070726 LR - 20071115 IS - 1044-579X (Print) IS - 1044-579X (Linking) VI - 17 IP - 3 DP - 2007 Jun TI - Human neuroblastoma stem cells. PG - 241-7 AB - Human neuroblastoma is an embryonic cancer of the neural crest. Cellular heterogeneity is a characteristic feature of both tumors and derived cell lines. Recent studies have revealed that both cell lines and tumors contain cancer stem cells. In culture, these cells are self-renewing, multipotent, and highly malignant; in tumors their frequency correlates with a worse prognosis. Their identification and characterization should now permit a targeted approach to more effective treatment of this often fatal childhood cancer. FAU - Ross, Robert A AU - Ross RA AD - Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Biological Sciences, 441 East Fordham Road, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458, USA. rross@fordham.edu FAU - Spengler, Barbara A AU - Spengler BA LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20060517 PL - England TA - Semin Cancer Biol JT - Seminars in cancer biology JID - 9010218 SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Neoplastic Stem Cells/*pathology MH - Neural Crest/pathology MH - Neuroblastoma/genetics/*pathology RF - 48 EDAT- 2006/07/15 09:00 MHDA- 2007/07/27 09:00 CRDT- 2006/07/15 09:00 PHST- 2006/04/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2006/04/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2006/07/15 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2007/07/27 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2006/07/15 09:00 [entrez] AID - S1044-579X(06)00038-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.semcancer.2006.04.006 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Semin Cancer Biol. 2007 Jun;17(3):241-7. doi: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2006.04.006. Epub 2006 May 17.