Monday, January 07, 2008

Forever young: Differentiation blocked in tumor stem cells

Source: Cell Press
Date: January 7, 2008

Summary:

A new comparison of normal stem cells and cancer stem cells reveals that the cancer stem cells are abnormally trapped at an early stage of development. The research, published by Cell Press in the January issue of Cancer Cell, significantly advances the understanding of glioma pathophysiology and provides new directions for design of therapeutic strategies that are targeted to specific types of tumors.