Induction of immunogenic cell death in radiation-resistant breast cancer stem cells by repurposing anti-alcoholism drug disulfiram

Abstract

The current successful clinical use of agents promoting robust anti-tumor immunity in cancer patients warrants noting that radiation therapy (RT) induces immunogenic cell death (ICD) of tumor cells, which can generate anti-tumor immune responses. However, breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) are resistant to RT and RT alone usually failed to mount an anti-tumor immune response.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Mar 05, 2020
Source ID
10.1186/s12964-019-0507-3

Entities

People

  • Albert B. Deleo
  • Enwen Wang
  • Gong Zhang
  • Lile He
  • Pan Hu
  • Sneh M. Toprani
  • Soldano Ferrone
  • Ting Sun
  • Wei Guo
  • Wei Yang
  • Xinhui Wang
  • Zunwen Lin

Organizations

  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Medicine

Readers

  • Oncology
  • Oncology (Cancer Research).

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology - Cancer Biotech