Department of Pathology; Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine; Sapporo, Japan.
Oncoimmunology. 2012 Jan 1;1(1):123-125. doi: 10.4161/onci.1.1.18075.
Cancer stem cells (CSCs)/cancer-initiating cells (CICs) are characterized as a small population of cancer cells that have high tumor-initiating ability. CSCs/CICs are resistant to several cancer therapies, and eradication of CSCs/CICs is essential to cure cancer. How can we eradicate CSCs/CICs? Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) might be a promising answer.
肿瘤干细胞(CSCs)/癌症起始细胞(CICs)的特征是一小部分具有高肿瘤起始能力的癌细胞。CSCs/CICs 对几种癌症疗法具有抗性,因此根除 CSCs/CICs 对于治愈癌症至关重要。我们如何才能根除 CSCs/CICs 呢?细胞毒性 T 淋巴细胞(CTLs)可能是一个有前途的答案。