关于肿瘤干细胞问题的一些思考

Points to be considered on tumor stem cells

肿瘤干细胞是当今生物医药领域中的一个热点问题,它有可能为临床上肿瘤预防、诊断和治疗手段的研究和发展提供一套全新的知识体系。但由于其研究还很不充分,故其基本的知识体系还未形成。本文介绍了作者就肿瘤干细胞生物学中的几个重要问题的理解和评论,并介绍了目前这一领域中所存在的主要争议,以期引起肿瘤及其相关专业研究人员的关注和讨论。

The tumor stem cell has attracted more and more attentions in recent years, which is involved in a possibility that the knowledge on the tumor stem cell would be a novel base for the developing of research fields in the tumor prevent, diagnose and therapy. However, the basic knowledge system on tumor stem cell has not formed as an enough research about it has not been done. In this commentary, the author presents his understanding on several biological issues of tumor stem cells, and some controversy in this field as well. The author also wishes his necessary information would induce reader＇s interesting and future considerations.