Cho William C S
Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.
Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2008 Aug;7(4):269-77. doi: 10.1177/153303460800700401.
The Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is the world's largest and most comprehensive gathering of cancer researchers. At the 2008 AACR Annual Meeting, innovative research approaches, novel technologies, potentially life-saving therapies in the pipeline, late-breaking clinical trial findings, and new approaches to cancer prevention were presented by top scientists. Reflecting the global state of cancer research with an eye toward future trends, several areas of great science and discovery in the cancer field were shared in this report, which include cancer biomarkers, the role of microRNAs in cancer research, cancer stem cells, tumor microenvironment, targeted therapy, and cancer prevention. This article presents an overview of hot topics discussed at the 2008 AACR Annual Meeting and recapitulates some scientific sessions geared toward new technologies, recent progress, and current challenges reported by cancer researchers. For those who did not attend the meeting, this report may serve as a highlight of this important international cancer research meeting.
美国癌症研究协会（AACR）年会是全球规模最大、最全面的癌症研究人员盛会。在2008年AACR年会上，顶尖科学家们展示了创新的研究方法、新技术、处于研发阶段的潜在救命疗法、最新的临床试验结果以及癌症预防的新方法。本报告反映了癌症研究的全球现状并着眼于未来趋势，分享了癌症领域几个重大科学发现领域，其中包括癌症生物标志物、微小RNA在癌症研究中的作用、癌症干细胞、肿瘤微环境、靶向治疗以及癌症预防。本文概述了2008年AACR年会上讨论的热点话题，并概括了一些针对新技术、近期进展以及癌症研究人员报告的当前挑战的科学会议。对于未参会者而言，本报告可作为此次重要国际癌症研究会议的亮点介绍。
