NIH scientists decode how anthrax toxin proteins might help treat cancerous tumors

(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, all parts of NIH, describe how combining engineered anthrax toxin proteins and existing chemotherapy drugs could potentially yield a therapy to reduce or eliminate cancerous tumors. The findings, based on testing in mice, will appear in the Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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