Maturation Block in Childhood Cancer.
Sam BehjatiRichard J GilbertsonStefan M PfisterPublished in: Cancer discovery (2021)
The key differences between tumors arising in children and those in adults stem from the cellular origin of cancer at different ages, with adult cancers arising within aging cell hierarchies, as a consequence of accumulated damage and mutagenesis, in contrast to childhood tumors that are born in aberrantly developing tissues. A distinct biological property of childhood tumor cells-a block of developmental maturation-may hold the key to advancing the treatment of childhood cancer beyond cytotoxic strategies.
Keyphrases
- childhood cancer
- young adults
- single cell
- magnetic resonance
- gene expression
- crispr cas
- rare case
- cell therapy
- oxidative stress
- stem cells
- low birth weight
- computed tomography
- gestational age
- magnetic resonance imaging
- squamous cell carcinoma
- bone marrow
- combination therapy
- preterm infants
- smoking cessation
- anti inflammatory