Breast Cancer Stem Cells & Therapy Resistance

1 Introduction to Breast Cancer.- 2 Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells.- 3 Breast Cancer Stem Cell Identification and Isolation.- 4 Breast Cancer Stem Cell Culture and Proliferation.- 5 Breast Cancer Stem Cell Properties.- 6 Targeting Breast Cancer Stem Cells.- 7 Breast Cancer Stem Cells and Circulating Tumor Cells.- 8 Conclusion.

Phuc Van Pham is a Professor of Biology at the University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He also is an acting Director of Laboratory of Stem Cell Research and Application. He has been a lecturer and translational scientist at the University for more than ten years, and heads many societies and journals focused on stem cells. He and his colleagues have established the first multidisciplinary stem cell center in Vietnam. He has authored many papers in international journals and has completed several research projects. His research interests include stem cell isolation, stem cell therapy, mesenchymal stem cells, cancer stem cells, immunotherapy and regenerative medicine. More importantly, he successfully launched some technologies in stem cell isolations as well as some clinical trials in disease treatment. He had chances to study with the indisputable leaders in the stem cell field in Japan, Singapore, and the USA. After long years of experience as an embryologist, cell biologist, and molecular biologist in different continents, he has found himself to be a student again, keen to reach beyond the traditional boundaries of biology.