“…Of the significantly up-regulated genes for Pt224 (553 genes) and Pt412 (507 genes), a total of 142 genes were commonly upregulated in both patient samples. From these 142 genes, we identified and binned 9 of the most highly upregulated genes associated with stemness ( WLS [39], [40], ALDH1A1 [41], [42], BMP2 [38], [43], RSPO3 [44], [45]), tumorigenicity ( MAGEB2 [46], [47], BMP2 [38], EFNB2 [48], SERPINE2 [49], [50], [51], [52], [53], HHIP [54], [55], [56], PTGS2 [57], [58], [59], [60]), and chemoresistance ( WLS [39], [40], [61], ALDH1A1 [62], [63], BMP2 [38], PTGS2 [57], [64]) based on the literature (Figure 7, C , D ). The upregulation of these genes between P0 and P6 for both patient samples was subsequently confirmed with qRT-PCR.…”