Publication Name	World Journal of Stem Cells
Manuscript ID	46727
Country	China

Received	2019-02-21 01:38
Peer-Review Started	2019-02-22 09:25
To Make the First Decision	2019-06-05 06:47
Return for Revision	2019-06-06 04:12
Revised	2019-06-12 08:00
Second Decision	2019-06-14 14:59
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2019-06-15 01:29
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2019-06-20 21:40
Articles in Press	2019-06-20 21:40
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2019-06-30 20:46
Typeset the Manuscript	2019-08-22 12:23
Publish the Manuscript Online	2019-08-26 10:16

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Category	Cell Biology
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Linking stemness with colorectal cancer initiation, progression, and therapy
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Deepak Narayanan Iyer, Wai-Yan Sin and Lui Ng
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Deepak Narayanan Iyer http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8050-6647 Wai-Yan Sin http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2082-822X Lui Ng http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9010-2654
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Lui Ng, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 21 Sassoon Road, Hong Kong., Pokfulam NA, China. luing@hku.hk
Key Words	Cancer stem cell; Colorectal cancer; Tumor microenvironment; Metastasis; Extracellular matrix; Tumor heterogeneity
Core Tip	With the advancement of technology, the importance of deciphering the roles of stem cells in the normal and malignant intestinal biology has grown tremendously. Aided by several molecular and environmental factors, evidence suggests that the colorectal cancer stem cells exploit the intestinal cellular framework causing the development and spread of the disease, simultaneously promoting a poor prognosis through drug resistance and recurrence-based events. Only by a better understanding of the biology of these cells, can there be an improvement in the strategies associated with clinical monitoring and therapeutic targeting required for disease management.
Publish Date	2019-08-26 10:16
Citation	Iyer DN, Sin WY, Ng L. Linking stemness with colorectal cancer initiation, progression, and therapy. World J Stem Cells 2019; 11(8):519-534
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-0210/full/v11/i8/519.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.4252/wjsc.v11.i8.519

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