Prostate cancer stem cells evolve into different cells

November 29, 2013

Prostate cancer stem cells evolve into different cells as the disease progresses and this becomes a moving target for treatment, U.S. researchers say. Drs. Andrew Goldstein, Owen Witte and Tanya Stoyanova and colleagues at the University of California, Los Angeles’ Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, said scientists must be prepared for the continual evolution of the stem cell as tumors adapt and become resistant to new and more potent therapies. (UPI)