Tumour-initiating cells: challenges and opportunities for anticancer drug discovery

被引:702
作者
Zhou, Bin-Bing S. [1 ]
Zhang, Haiying [2 ]
Damelin, Marc [1 ]
Geles, Kenneth G. [1 ]
Grindley, Justin C. [1 ]
Dirks, Peter B. [3 ]
机构
[1] Wyeth Res, Oncol Discovery, Pearl River, NY 10965 USA
[2] Abbott Labs, Abbott Pk, IL 60064 USA
[3] Hosp Sick Children, Toronto, ON M4G 1X8, Canada
关键词
CANCER STEM-CELLS; ACUTE MYELOID-LEUKEMIA; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; ACUTE MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA; SIDE-POPULATION PHENOTYPE; SMALL-MOLECULE INHIBITOR; HUMAN BREAST-CANCER; ABILITY IN-VITRO; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM; SELF-RENEWAL;
D O I
10.1038/nrd2137
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
The hypothesis that cancer is driven by tumour-initiating cells (popularly known as cancer stem cells) has recently attracted a great deal of attention, owing to the promise of a novel cellular target for the treatment of haematopoietic and solid malignancies. Furthermore, it seems that tumour-initiating cells might be resistant to many conventional cancer therapies, which might explain the limitations of these agents in curing human malignancies. Although much work is still needed to identify and characterize tumour-initiating cells, efforts are now being directed towards identifying therapeutic strategies that could target these cells. This Review considers recent advances in the cancer stem cell field, focusing on the challenges and opportunities for anticancer drug discovery.
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页码:806 / 823
页数:18
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