Scientists report CRISPR restores effectiveness of lung cancer treatment

(Burness) The CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system may be able to restore the effectiveness of first-line chemotherapies used to treat lung cancer by deleting or 'knocking out' a gene in cancer tumors that helps the tumors develop resistance to the drugs. That was the conclusion of a new study published today in the journal Molecular Therapy Oncolytics by scientists from The Gene Editing Institute of the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center& Research Institute at Christiana Care Health System.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news