New anti-cancer therapy: Converting glioma cells into neurons

(Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration,Jinan University) Glioma is a fatal neurological disorder that has limited interventional treatment, despite extensive research over the past several decades. A research team led by Dr. Gong Chen,has developed a novel gene therapy to reprogram glioma cells into functional neurons, shedding new light on glioma treatment. The work has been published in Cancer Biology& Medicine on March 22, 2021
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news