Research status and progress of cancer stem cells in ovarian cancer
Cancer stem cells are the root cause of the occurrence,drug resistance,recurrence,and metastasis of malignant tumors,and ultimately lead to treatment failure of malignant tumors.The study of ovarian cancer stem cells contributes to further understanding the pathogenesis of ovarian cancer,and is of great significance in solving the problem of high drug resistance,high recurrence and metastasis of ovarian cancer.This article reviews the basic situation of tumor stem cells,the relationship between ovarian cancer stem cells and the development of ovarian cancer,and the targeted treatment of ovarian cancer stem cells.
Ovarian cancer stem cellsOvarian cancerDrug resistanceRecurrence and metastasisTargeted therapy