Why some tumors withstand treatment

Wednesday, March 16, 2016 - 07:50 in Health & Medicine

New cancer drugs allow doctors to tailor treatment based on the genetic profile of a patient’s tumor. However, these drugs don’t work at all in some patients, and they lose their effectiveness in others. A new study from MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital reveals why a certain class of these drugs, known as kinase inhibitors, […]

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