The Cross Talk between Gastric Cancer Stem Cells and the Immune Microenvironment: A Tumor-Promoting Factor

Scientists provide an overview of bidirectional interactions between cancer stem cells and immune cells in gastric cancer, compiling relevant data about how CSCs can induce leukocyte reprogramming, resulting in pro-tumoral immune cells that orchestrate promotion of metastasis, chemoresistance, tumorigenicity, and even increase in number of cancer cells with stem properties.