Liu Yongjing, Xiong Zhaohui, Beasley Andrea, D'Amico Thomas, Chen Xiaoxin Luke
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 105th Hospital of PLA, Hefei, Anhui Province, China.
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2016 Oct;1381(1):66-73. doi: 10.1111/nyas.13144. Epub 2016 Jul 11.
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a deadly disease that requires extensive research. In this review, we update recent progress in the research area of targeted therapy for ESCC. SOX2 and its associated proteins (e.g., ΔNP63α), which regulate lineage survival of ESCC cells, are proposed as therapeutic targets. It is believed that targeting the lineage-survival mechanism may be more effective than targeting other mechanisms. With the advent of a new era of personalized targeted therapy, there is a need to move from the tumor-centric model into an organismic model.
食管鳞状细胞癌(ESCC)是一种需要深入研究的致命疾病。在本综述中,我们更新了ESCC靶向治疗研究领域的最新进展。SOX2及其相关蛋白(如ΔNP63α)可调节ESCC细胞的谱系存活,被提议作为治疗靶点。人们认为,针对谱系存活机制进行靶向治疗可能比针对其他机制更有效。随着个性化靶向治疗新时代的到来,有必要从以肿瘤为中心的模式转向整体模式。