Antibody To Breast Cancer-secreted Protein Blocks Metastasis, Researchers Show
Tuesday, July 8, 2008 - 09:28
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have made a key discovery about the mechanism of breast cancer metastasis, the process by which cancer spreads. Focusing on a gene dubbed "Dachshund," or DACH1, they are beginning to pinpoint new therapeutic targets to halt the spread of cancer. When the scientists used an antibody to block a common inflammatory protein, IL-8, in mice, they found that it completely halted the spread of breast cancer to the lungs.
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