| Literature DB >> 29150846 |
Amy S Codd1, Takayuki Kanaseki2, Toshihiko Torigo2, Zsuzsanna Tabi1.
Abstract
Current cancer therapies target the bulk of the tumour, while a population of highly resistant tumour cells may be able to repopulate the tumour and metastasize to new sites. Cancer cells with such stem cell-like characteristics can be identified based on their phenotypical and/or functional features which may open up ways for their targeted elimination. In this review we discuss potential off-target effects of inhibiting cancer stem-cell self-renewal pathways on immune cells, and summarize some recent immunological studies specifically targeting cancer stem cells based on their unique antigen expression.Entities:
Keywords: T-cell; antigens/peptides/epitopes; immunotherapy; stem cell; tumour immunology
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Year: 2017 PMID: 29150846 PMCID: PMC5795182 DOI: 10.1111/imm.12866
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Immunology ISSN: 0019-2805 Impact factor: 7.397