Research Article - (2015) Volume 5, Issue 1

Acquisition of Cancer Stem Cell Behaviour Plays a Role in Drug Resistance to Combination Chemotherapy and Prognosis in Head and Neck Cancer

Sindhu Govindan Valiyaveedan1,7, Balaji Ramachandran2, Jeyaram Iliaraja3, Ravindra DR1, Bonney Lee James1, Kulsum Safeena1, Ramanan Pandian4, Gangotri Siddappa1,7, Debashish Das5, Nisheena R6, Aravindakshan Jayaprakash2, Vikram Kekatpure7, Wesley Hicks Jr8,9, Moni A Kuriakose1,7,9 and Amritha Suresh1,7,9*
1DSRG-5, Mazumdar Shaw Centre for Translational Research, Mazumdar Shaw Medical Foundation, Bangalore, India
2Department of Pharmacology, Syngene International Pvt Ltd, Biocon, Bangalore, India
3Department of Clinical Research, Mazumdar Shaw Medical Center, Narayana Health, Bangalore, India
4GROW Laboratory, Narayana Nethralaya, Narayana Health City, Bangalore, India
5Stem Cell Research Laboratory, Narayana Nethralaya, Narayana Health City, Bangalore, India
6Department of Pathology, Mazumdar Shaw Medical Center, Narayana Health, Bangalore, India
7Department of Head and Neck Oncology, Mazumdar Shaw Medical Center, Narayana Health, Bangalore, India
8Department of Head and Neck/Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm Street, Buffalo, USA
9Mazumdar Shaw Medical Centre-Roswell Park Collaboration Program, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm Street, Buffalo, USA
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