VCU scientists work to bring about a new treatment for rare childhood cancer

(Virginia Commonwealth University) Neuroblastoma is a rare cancer that develops in very early forms of nerve cells in the embryo or fetus, and it accounts for the most pediatric deaths for any tumor outside of the brain. The most lethal form of this tumor is often associated with amplification of the gene MYCN, and now VCU scientists may have developed a combination therapy that uses this gene to kill the cancer, instead of making it grow.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news