肿瘤休眠机制

Mechanism of tumor dormancy

肿瘤休眠是肿瘤发生发展的一个阶段。近年来随着对循环肿瘤细胞、播散肿瘤细胞和肿瘤干细胞的深入研究，发现它们与肿瘤休眠密切相关。此外，肿瘤微环境也是导致肿瘤休眠的另一重要因素。

Tumor dormancy is a phase of occurrence and progress of cancer. In recent years, with the further study of circulating tumor cells, disseminated tumor cells and cancer stem cells, it is found that they are closely related to the tumor dormancy. Moreover, tumor microenvironment is another important factor in tumor dormancy.