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  • 1Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA Ludwig Center for Cancer Stem Cell Research and Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA irv@stanford.edu.

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences
|September 30, 2015
PubMed
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Stem cells, crucial for tissue repair and development, can become cancerous. Blocking the CD47

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Area of Science:

  • Developmental Biology
  • Cancer Biology
  • Immunology

Background:

  • Stem cells are fundamental to multicellular life, enabling self-renewal and differentiation.
  • Tissue-specific stem cells maintain tissue homeostasis.
  • Leukemia arises from mutations in blood-forming stem cells and progenitor cells.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the role of stem cells in cancer development.
  • To investigate the mechanism by which cancer cells evade immune detection.
  • To highlight the therapeutic potential of targeting CD47 in cancer treatment.

Main Methods:

  • Review of stem cell biology and cancer development.
  • Analysis of immune evasion strategies in cancer.
  • Discussion of CD47 as a therapeutic target.
Keywords:
cancercompetitionleukaemianeoplasmstem cell

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Main Results:

  • Stem cells are implicated in the origin of preleukemia and leukemia.
  • Cancer cells, including leukemia cells, utilize the CD47 'don't eat me' signal to evade macrophage phagocytosis.
  • Blocking CD47 shows promise as a universal cancer therapeutic.

Conclusions:

  • CD47 is a critical 'don't eat me' signal exploited by cancer cells.
  • Targeting CD47 with blocking antibodies represents a promising therapeutic strategy for various cancers.
  • Clinical trials are underway to evaluate CD47-blocking antibodies as cancer treatments.