Monday, July 28, 2014

Targeting Blood Vessel Molecule can Significantly Improve Effectiveness of Cancer Therapy

Cancer therapy can be significantly more effective if it targets a specific molecule in blood vessels, a new study conducted by researchers at Barts Cancer Institute and published in the journal Nature reveals. The team at Barts Cancer Institute, part of Queen Mary University of London, have found that a molecule, called focal adhesion kinase (FAK), signals the body to repair itself after chemotherapy or radiotherapy, which kill cancer cells by damaging DNA. When ...

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