WPI-led research team shrinks breast cancer tumors in mice with targeted therapy

(Worcester Polytechnic Institute) A team of researchers led by Worcester Polytechnic Institute Provost Wole Soboyejo attached anti-cancer agents to the hormone LHRH to create drugs that targeted triple-negative breast cancer, which typically does not respond to conventional targeted cancer therapies. The researchers reported that the treatments reduced the size of tumors in mice with no signs of toxic side effects.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news