Eradicating cancer cells: struggle with a chameleon

Eradication of cancer stem cells to abrogate tumor growth is a new treatment modality. However, like normal cells cancer cells show plasticity. Differentiated tumor stem cells can acquire stem cell properties when they gain access to the stem cell niche. This indicates that eradicating of stem cells...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Di, Jiabo, Boer, Tjitske Duiveman-de, Figdor, Carl G., Torensma, Ruurd
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Impact Journals LLC 2011
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Research Perspectives
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3248144/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21378413
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Sumario:Eradication of cancer stem cells to abrogate tumor growth is a new treatment modality. However, like normal cells cancer cells show plasticity. Differentiated tumor stem cells can acquire stem cell properties when they gain access to the stem cell niche. This indicates that eradicating of stem cells (emptying of the niche) alone will not lead to eradication of the tumor. Treatment should be directed to cancer stem cells ànd more mature cancer cells.

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