Category: Stem Cell Melanoma
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IFN-gamma specifically targets melanoma stem cells and inhibits in vitro spherogenic growth
Cancer at its most fundamental level involves dysregulated and inexorable local and metastatic growth of abnormal cells, leading to patient mortality. The limited therapeutic benefit of current treatments is likely to relate to the existence of therapy-resistant, virulence-conferring cancer cell subpopulations. One of these subpopulations may coincide with Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs). CSCs are a…