Immuno-targeting of pancreatic cancer stem cells: A new therapeutic strategy against a devastating disease?

Oncoimmunology. 2012 Jul 1;1(4):560-562. doi: 10.4161/onci.19368.

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer is a highly aggressive and deadly disease harboring a distinct population of cancer stem cells (CSC) that is not affected by conventional therapies. A new therapeutic approach using the EpCAM/CD3-bispecific antibody MT110 is capable of activating and redirecting cytotoxic T cells to eliminate primary human pancreatic cancer stem cells, which resulted in long-term survival of preclinical xenografts models.