Cancer: Antibodies can directly target oncoproteins inside cancer cells to suppress aggressive cancer growth

Thursday, September 8, 2011 - 12:30 in Health & Medicine

Scientists have made a landmark discovery in the battle against the rapid spread of aggressive cancers. Contrary to the current theory that antibodies can only bind to cancer proteins found on the cancer cell surface, scientists have now discovered that antibodies can in fact directly target oncoproteins that reside within the cancer cells to suppress aggressive cancer growth.

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