Research & Publications

Tzar Labs Publications

Explore our peer-reviewed research and scientific publications advancing the frontiers of early cancer detection and stem cell biology.

Publication 01

Quest for Pan-Cancer Diagnosis/Prognosis Ends with HrC Test – SCRR

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Publication 02

Do PGCCs in Solid Tumors Appear Due to Treatment-related Stress or...

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Publication 03

Dysfunctional, Tissue-Resident, Very Small Embryonic-Like Stem Cells

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Publication 04

Initiation of Cancer – The Journey From Mutations in Somatic Cells

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Publication 05

Misconceptions Thrive in the Field of Cancer as Technological

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Publication 06

Very Small Embryonic-Like Stem Cells Transform Into...

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Publication 07

Stem cells and progenitors in human peripheral blood get activated by extremely active resveratrol (XAR™)

Tripathi V, Chhabria S, Jadhav V, Bhartiya D, Tripathi A. Stem Cell Rev Rep. 2018;14(2):213-222.

doi:10.1007/s12015-017-9784-7

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Publication 08

Very small embryonic-like stem cells have the potential to win the three-front war on tissue damage, cancer, and aging

Bhartiya D, Jha N, Tripathi A, Tripathi A. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2023;10:1061022.

doi:10.3389/fcell.2022.1061022

Review paper on VSELs showing their role in normal homeostasis, endogenous regeneration, and cancer-related dysfunction.

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Publication 09

Will detecting somatic mutations three years prior to diagnosis help early prediction of cancer?

Bhartiya D. Stem Cell Rev Rep. 2025;21(8):2807-2809.

doi:10.1007/s12015-025-10954-0

Introduces a unifying theory for cancer initiation — TRESCT.

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Publication 10

Relationship between VSELs, MUSE Cells and MSCs in health and disease

Bhartiya D. Stem Cell Rev Rep.

doi:10.1007/s12015-026-11078-9

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Publication 11

Epigenetic dysregulation of tissue-resident VSELs drives clonal events, including somatic mutations & eventually cancer

Bhartiya D. Stem Cell Rev Rep. Published online March 11, 2026.

doi:10.1007/s12015-026-11099-4

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Publication 12

Tripotent Lgr5-positive progenitor stem cells co-exist with more primitive, pluripotent and quiescent VSELs

Bhartiya D, Sharma N, Tripathi A, Tripathi A. Stem Cell Rev Rep. Published online February 27, 2026.

doi:10.1007/s12015-026-11090-z

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Publication 13

Dysfunctional, tissue-resident, very small embryonic-like stem cells (VSELs) initiate cancer and result in its progression and metastasis, independent of epithelial-mesenchymal transition

Bhartiya D, Jha N, Tripathi A, Tripathi A. Stem Cell Rev Rep. 2026;22(1):47-63.

doi:10.1007/s12015-025-11003-6

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Publication 14

Measurable residual disease and the unresolved biology of leukemic stem cells

Bhartiya D, Jha N, Dutta S, Tripathi A, Tripathi A. Stem Cell Rev Rep. Published online July 25, 2026.

doi:10.1007/s12015-026-11195-5

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