INCORPORATION OF BONE MARROW DERIVED STEM CELLS IN TUMORS

摘要

Circulating bone marrow cells have been found to contribute to growth of colonic adenomas. Recipients of gender-mismatched transplants showed evidence of Y-chromosome positive epithelial cells, accounting for 1 to 4% of the cells in histologic section. Furthermore, there was no evidence of fusion events by confocal microscopic genotypic analysis. Compositions and methods of treatment of cancer patients, are described.