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ba0006p190 | (1) | ICCBH2017

Development of an in vitro model of cancer stem cells from a rare human telangiectatic osteosarcoma

Palmini Gaia , Zonefrati Roberto , Romagnoli Cecilia , Aldinucci Alessandra , Galli Gianna , Mavilia Carmelo , Leoncini Gigliola , Simoni Antonella , Franchi Alessandro , Campanacci Domenico Andrea , Capanna Rodolfo , Brandi Maria Luisa

Objective: Even though recent studies have proved the presence of cancer stem cells (CSCs) in osteosarcoma (OSA), with this study, for the first time, the existence of CSCs in a rare high grade type of OSA, the telangiectatic osteogenic sarcoma (TOS), is showed.Methods: TOS sample was collected at the ‘Ortopedia Oncologica e Ricostruttiva Unit’, AOU Careggi, Florence, with informed consent approved by the local Ethical Committee. First of all, ...