Molecular discovery suggests new strategy to fight cancer drug resistance
Prototype drug blocks MCL-1 protein that helps tumors survive treatment
23-Jun-2010 -
Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have found a way to disable a common protein that often thwarts chemotherapy treatment of several major forms of cancer. The researchers discovered, surprisingly, that they could exploit a small portion of this anti-death protein, called MCL-1, to make a ...
apoptosis
breast cancer
chemical biology
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