The discovery of sarcosine may have far more profound implications for cancer treatment .

这种肌氨酸分子的发现可能会对癌症治疗有着更为深远的蕴涵意义。

Scientists are planning further tests to investigate whether sarcosine is also crucial for other types of cancer to spread .

医生正在计划进行新的测试，用以研究这种肌氨酸是否是其他类型癌症扩散的重要因素。

In fact , sarcosine was a better indicator of advancing disease than the traditional marker , a protein called prostate specific antigen .

实际上，与传统的标志物前列腺特异性抗原相比，肌氨酸是个更好的指标。

The research suggests that sarcosine plays a role in helping cancer to spread , and may be a potential target for future new drugs .

研究者认为：肌氨酸对肿瘤的转移有促进作用而且是未来潜在开发新药的靶点。