Metastatic tumour cells—those which have spread from the site of the original tumour—migrate faster than other cells.

许多基因可以通过观察癌细胞找到。转移性肿瘤细胞---那些已从原发部位扩散开的细胞---比别的细胞移动得要快。

He and his colleagues are testing MPDL3280A in a trial open to people who have any type of metastatic or otherwise incurable tumour—those, in other words, for whom established treatments offer no hope.

他和同事们在一轮实验中测试MPDL3280A，并且面向所有患有任何转移性或者不可治愈肿瘤的人，换句话说，这些病人的肿瘤是目前成熟的治疗手段所不能治疗的。