Cargando…

A new prospect in cancer therapy: targeting cancer stem cells to eradicate cancer

According to the cancer stem cell theory, cancers can be initiated by cancer stem cells. This makes cancer stem cells prime targets for therapeutic intervention. Eradicating cancer stem cells by efficient targeting agents may have the potential to cure cancer. In this review, we summarize recent bre...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chen, Li-Sha, Wang, An-Xin, Dong, Bing, Pu, Ke-Feng, Yuan, Li-Hua, Zhu, Yi-Min
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center 2012
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3777459/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22507219
http://dx.doi.org/10.5732/cjc.011.10444
Descripción
Sumario:According to the cancer stem cell theory, cancers can be initiated by cancer stem cells. This makes cancer stem cells prime targets for therapeutic intervention. Eradicating cancer stem cells by efficient targeting agents may have the potential to cure cancer. In this review, we summarize recent breakthroughs that have improved our understanding of cancer stem cells, and we discuss the therapeutic strategy of targeting cancer stem cells, a promising future direction for cancer stem cell research.