Nodal/Activin signaling: a novel target for pancreatic cancer stem cell therapy.

Donahue, Timothy R; Dawson, David W · Cell Stem Cell · 2011

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Abstract

Targeting of cancer stem cells (CSCs) has the potential to address the recalcitrance of pancreatic cancer to chemotherapy. In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Lonardo et al. (2011) demonstrate that Nodal/Activin signaling is crucial for the maintenance and tumor-initiating capacity of pancreatic CSCs.