The present invention provides a novel approach to cancer diagnosis and therapy of cancer by providing compositions and methods for the identification and specific targeting of the cancer stem cell populations present in a tumor to eradicate, or slow or prevent tumor (5) growth and spread, including the potential for tumor metastasis, by modulation of the Renin-Angiotensin System including, but not limited to, Renin Receptor, Angiotensin II Receptor (2) and a secreted form of the Renin Receptor.
本发明为癌症诊断和治疗提供了一种新方法,通过调节肾素-
血管紧张素系统(包括但不限于肾素受体、
血管紧张素 II 受体 (2) 和肾素受体的分泌形式),提供用于识别和特异性靶向肿瘤中存在的癌症干细胞群的组合物和方法,以根除或减缓或预防肿瘤 (5) 的生长和扩散,包括肿瘤转移的可能性。