EMT mediated cancer stemness and tumor / 国际肿瘤学杂志

ABSTRACT

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a major mechanism in tumor metastasis.As the key regulatory factor,Twist gene plays an important role in EMT,and it can be induced by radiotherapy,chemotherapy and a variety of cytokines.Researches show that tumor cells can get stem cell-like properties via EMT,which can lead to chemo-radiotherapy resistance,tumor angiogenesis and distant metastasis.EMT has a great influence on the prognosis of tumor,and it is expected to become an important target for tumor treatment.