Arsenic in combination with an existing drug could combat cancer

(Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) Investigators have discovered that arsenic in combination with an existing leukemia drug work together to target a master cancer regulator. The team, led by researchers at the Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), is hopeful that the discovery could lead to new treatment strategies for diverse types of cancer. Their findings were published today online in Nature Communications.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news