Cholesterol starvation kills lymphoma cells

(Northwestern University) Scientists have developed a novel therapy to trick cancer cells into gobbling up what they think is their favorite food - cholesterol -- which actually triggers their destruction. What appears to them as a cholesterol-loaded particle is actually a synthetic nanoparticle that binds to the cancer cells and starves them to death. The study was in lymphoma cells but could be effective in ovarian and kidney cancer.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news