Inventors work to advance cancer treatment discovery through new start-up company

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 00:28 in Health & Medicine

University of Virginia researchers Kevin R. Lynch and Timothy L. Macdonald have developed novel therapeutic compounds that could aid in the fight against cancer. The compounds affect the signalling molecule lysophosphatidic acid, blocking the growth of new blood vessels that are key to the spread and survival of tumours. These compounds could serve as effective treatments for patients with solid tumours, breast cancer and ovarian cancer as well as pulmonary fibrosis and neuropathic pain...

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