Curb A Cancer's Deadliness? Potent Metastasis Inhibitor Identified
Monday, June 22, 2009 - 19:21
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have isolated a potent metastasis inhibitor produced by tumor cells, one that could potentially be harnessed as a cancer treatment. The protein, prosaposin, reduced metastases by 80 percent in a mouse model and significantly prolonged survival, the researchers report. Currently, there are no approved therapies for inhibiting or treating metastases.