We also have evidence that says that these dormant cells may resist most current treatments. This means that adjuvant cancer therapy, designed to kill presumed micrometastatic disease, may be missing an important fraction of disseminated cancer cells, some of which may eventually wake up.
同时也有证据证明这些休眠细胞可以抵抗目前大多数治疗方案。这意味着那些专门用于杀灭潜在微转移病症的癌症辅助疗法可能会忽略了一部分重要的弥散性癌症细胞，而这些细胞最终会醒来做恶。