Of 50,000 Small Molecules Tested to Fight Cancer, Two Show Promise
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 14:30
in Health & Medicine
A class of compounds that interferes with cell signaling pathways may provide a novel approach to cancer treatment, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) Early Edition. The compounds, called PITs, limited tumor growth in mice by inducing cell death.