Of 50,000 small molecules tested to fight cancer, 2 show promise
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 05:00
in Health & Medicine
A class of compounds that interferes with cell signaling pathways may provide a new approach to cancer treatment, according to a study published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) Early Edition. The compounds, called PITs (non-phosphoinositide PIP3 inhibitors), limited tumor growth in mice by inducing cell death.