Studies of cancer stem cell biology and mechanisms of tumorigenesis are lending insight into the origins of cancer and will ultimately yield new approaches to fight cancer.

• 明确肿瘤干细胞的生物学性状及其导致肿瘤发生的内在机制，并以肿瘤干细胞为靶标开展相关研究，就有可能为肿瘤治疗提供新的手段并最终为根治恶性肿瘤带来希望。