Potential treatment strategy uncovered for pancreatic cancer

(UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center) Published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers from UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and other collaborating institutions report promising results from early laboratory studies of a treatment strategy that forces pancreatic cancer to rely on a type of energy production called autophagy, also known as 'self-eating,' in which cells recycle their own parts for energy.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news