Strategies for CCSCs eradication Effects observed References
CD44 silencing Apoptosis induction and tumor growth suppression [33,35]
Inhibition of IL-4 signalling Sensitization to chemotherapy [45]
Up-regulation of BMP4 Induction of differentiation [73]
Notch signaling impairment Decreased tumor growth, reduction in CCSCs frequency, and sensitization to irinotecan [74]
Hedgehog signaling impairment Proliferation impairment and apoptosis induction [76]
PI3K signaling impairment Inhibition of proliferation and apoptosis induction [76]
Curcumin assumption Growth inhibition, improvement of chemotherapy effects [77,78]
Sulforaphane assumption Tumor growth impairment [80,81]
Epigallocatechin-3-gallate assumption Impairment of CCSCs self-renewal [82]
Quercetin assumption Inhibition of colon cancer cell proliferation [83]
Treatment with N-BP Susceptibility to γδ lymphocyte clearance [91]
Table 2: Strategies being investigated to target colorectal cancer stem cells.