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Various pathways and mechanisms can contribute to cancer cell plasticity during shuttling between (I) an activated cancer stem cell niche (CSCN) with cancer cell progenitor and CSC expansion, (II) a silenced CSCN displaying cancer cell dormancy, and (III) the dynamic alterations in the primary tumor tissue and metastases. Symbols are described in Figure 1.
