头部和部状细胞癌患者衍生的与癌症相关的纤维细胞经历衰老,但在体外辐射后保留了前瘤性质

Kris T P M Raaijmakers1, Rens H W Peters1, Maud Beekmans1

  • 1Radiotherapy and OncoImmunology Laboratory, Department of Radiation Oncology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

概括

放射治疗导致头癌中的癌症相关纤维细胞 (CAF) 变得衰老,而不是死亡. 这些衰老的CAF促进瘤生长和迁移,但可以通过像Navitoclax这样的老化药物准.

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