How CD44s gives brain cancer a survival advantage

(Baylor College of Medicine) In the case of glioblastoma multiforme, the deadliest type of brain cancer, researchers have discovered that the molecule CD44s seems to give cancer cells a survival advantage. In the lab, eliminating this advantage by reducing the amount of CD44s resulted in cancer cells being more sensitive to the deadly effects of the drug erlotinib.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news