Disclosed are methods and compositions for modulating cancer stem cells. More particularly, the present invention discloses the use of protein kinase C theta inhibitors (PKC-θ) for inhibiting the growth of PKC-θ-overexpressing cells including cancer stem cells, for enhancing the biological effects of chemotherapeutic drugs or irradiation on cancer cells, for treating cancer, including metastatic cancer and/or for preventing cancer recurrence.
本发明公开了调节癌症干细胞的方法和组合物。更具体地说,本发明公开了蛋白激酶C theta
抑制剂(PKC-θ)的用途,用于抑制包括癌症干细胞在内的PKC-θ过表达细胞的生长,增强化疗药物或照射对癌细胞的
生物效应,治疗癌症,包括转移性癌症和/或预防癌症复发。