CSC suppress immune response against brain tumor

Cancer stem cells suppress immune response against brain tumor, News Release, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, January 15, 2010.

About two publications, one in Clin Cancer Res 2010(Jan 15);16(2):461-73 and the other in Mol Cancer Ther 2010(Jan);9(1):67-78.

See also: Cancer stem cells suppress immune response against brain tumor, Science Blog, January 15, 2010, and, Mechanism that helps brain cancer evade immune system attack discovered, Science News, January 16, 2010.

CSC, brain cancer and the STAT3 gene

STAT3 Gene Regulates Cancer Stem Cells in Brain Cancer, News Release, Tufts University, August 10, 2009. First paragraph:

In a study published online in advance of print in Stem Cells, Tufts researchers report that the STAT3 gene regulates cancer stem cells in brain cancer. Cancer stem cells have many characteristics of stem cells and are thought to be the cells that drive tumor formation. The researchers report that STAT3 could become a target for cancer therapy, specifically in Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), a type of malignant and aggressive brain tumor.

See also: [Newswise][Insciences][EurekAlert][Medical News Today].

These News Releases are about this article: STAT3 is required for proliferation and maintenance of multipotency in glioblastoma stem cells by Maureen M Sherry and 4 co-authors, including Brent H Cochran, Stem Cells 2009(Aug 5) [Epub ahead of print]. [PubMed Citation].