A potential new weapon against deadly brain and soft tissue cancers

(University of Southern California) Researchers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering have designed a new drug cocktail that kills some types of brain and soft tissue cancers by tricking the cancer cells to behave as if they were starving for their favorite food -- glucose. The researchers' findings were recently published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry and may pave the way for targeted cancer treatments with greater efficacy and less harmful side effects.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news