Yale study identifies how cancer drug inhibits DNA repair in cancer cells

(Yale University) According to researchers at Yale Cancer Center, a cancer drug thought to be of limited use possesses a superpower of sorts: It is able to stop certain cancer cells from repairing their DNA in order to survive. The study, published today in the journal Science Translational Medicine, suggests that combining this drug, cediranib, with other agents could potentially deliver a lethal blow in cancer that uses a specific pathway -- or process -- to create DNA repair cells.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news