Scientists discover metabolic pathway that drives tumor growth in aggressive cancers

(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) Mount Sinai researchers have discovered that a rheumatoid arthritis drug can block a metabolic pathway that occurs in tumors with a common cancer-causing gene mutation, offering a new possible therapy for aggressive cancers with few therapeutic options, according to a study to be published in Cancer Discovery.
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