Cell surface protein may offer big target in treating high-risk childhood cancers

(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) Oncology researchers studying high-risk children's cancers have identified a protein that offers a likely target for immunotherapy -- harnessing the immune system in medical treatments. In cell cultures and animal models, a potent drug attached to an antibody selectively zeroes in on cancer cells without harming healthy cells.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news