Engineered 'off the shelf' stem cells target breast cancer that metastasizes to the brain

(Brigham and Women's Hospital) In a new study, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and collaborators engineered a bimodal tumor-suppressing and killing molecule that can be delivered to the brain by stem cells. They tested the therapy in three new mouse models of BLBC-BM that imitate human cancers and found that it successfully prolonged the lifespan of the mice.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news