Understanding the role of cancer stem-like cells in tumor recurrence and resistance to therapies has become a topic of great interest in the last decade. This article describes the isolation and characterization of the sub-population of cancer stem-like cells from head and neck squamous carcinoma cell lines (HNSCC).
Gilormini, M., Wozny, A., Battiston-Montagne, P., Ardail, D., Alphonse, G., Rodriguez-Lafrasse, C. Isolation and Characterization of a Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Subpopulation Having Stem Cell Characteristics. J. Vis. Exp. (111), e53958, doi:10.3791/53958 (2016).