PMID- 27891093 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220310 IS - 1663-9812 (Print) IS - 1663-9812 (Electronic) IS - 1663-9812 (Linking) VI - 7 DP - 2016 TI - Targeting Strategies for Renal Cell Carcinoma: From Renal Cancer Cells to Renal Cancer Stem Cells. PG - 423 LID - 423 AB - Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a common form of urologic tumor that originates from the highly heterogeneous epithelium of renal tubules. Over the last decade, targeting therapies to renal cancer cells have transformed clinical care for RCC. Recently, it was proposed that renal cancer stem cells (CSCs) isolated from renal carcinomas were responsible for driving tumor growth and resistance to conventional chemotherapy and radiotherapy, according to the theory of CSCs; this has provided the rationale for therapies targeting this aggressive cell population. Precise identification of renal CSC populations and the complete cell hierarchy will accurately inform characterization of disease subtypes. This will ultimately contribute to more personalized and targeted therapies. Here, we summarize potential targeting strategies for renal cancer cells and renal CSCs, including tyrosine kinase inhibitors, mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors (mTOR), interleukins, CSC marker inhibitors, bone morphogenetic protein-2, antibody drug conjugates, and nanomedicine. In conclusion, targeting therapies for RCC represent new directions for exploration and clinical investigation and they plant a seed of hope for advanced clinical care. FAU - Yuan, Zhi-Xiang AU - Yuan ZX AD - Department of Pharmacy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University Chengdu, China. FAU - Mo, Jingxin AU - Mo J AD - Key Laboratory for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou, China; Department of Histology and Embryology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou, China. FAU - Zhao, Guixian AU - Zhao G AD - Department of Pharmacy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University Chengdu, China. FAU - Shu, Gang AU - Shu G AD - Department of Pharmacy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University Chengdu, China. FAU - Fu, Hua-Lin AU - Fu HL AD - Department of Pharmacy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University Chengdu, China. FAU - Zhao, Wei AU - Zhao W AD - Key Laboratory for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou, China; Department of Histology and Embryology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20161110 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Pharmacol JT - Frontiers in pharmacology JID - 101548923 PMC - PMC5103413 OTO - NOTNLM OT - renal cancer OT - renal cancer stem cells OT - renal cell carcinoma OT - surface markers OT - targeting strategies EDAT- 2016/11/29 06:00 MHDA- 2016/11/29 06:01 PMCR- 2016/11/10 CRDT- 2016/11/29 06:00 PHST- 2016/08/10 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/10/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/11/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/11/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/11/29 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2016/11/10 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fphar.2016.00423 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Pharmacol. 2016 Nov 10;7:423. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2016.00423. eCollection 2016.