Wednesday 24 April 2013

New agent might control breast-cancer growth and spread

A new study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute suggests that an unusual experimental drug, called AS1411, can reduce breast-cancer aggressiveness, reverse resistance to the drug fulvestrant and perhaps improve the effectiveness of other breast-cancer drugs. Read more here.

Study mentioned: Pichiorri F, et al. In vivo NCL targeting affects breast cancer aggressiveness through miRNA regulation. J Exp Med. 2013 Apr 22. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23610125

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