Journal of International Oncology 2010;37(5):368-371

doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2010.05.015

Currrent study of breast cancer stem cells

Bing LI

Keywords

Breast neoplasms; Neoplastic stem cells

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

The breast cancer stem cells are a subpopulatiom of breast tumor cells that selectively possess tumor initiation and self-renewal capacity. Recent findings suggest that it may correlate with the failure treatment and relapse of breast cancer. The isolation of phenotypically distinct tumorigenic of breast cancers will find a way to elucidation of the pathways that account for their tumorigenic potential to cure the disease.