Cancer treatment that blocks cellular “protein factories” set to begin clinical trials

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Researchers at Melbourne’s Peter MacCallum (Peter Mac) Cancer Centre are set to begin clinical trials of a cancer treatment they say represents a major shift in molecular approaches to treating the disease. The treatment, which has proven successful in the lab against lymphoma and leukemia cells, targets the production of proteins within the heart of cancer cells, while leaving healthy cells unaffected... Continue Reading Cancer treatment that blocks cellular “protein factories” set to begin clinical trials

Section: Health and Wellbeing

Tags: Cancer, Disease, Drugs, Treatment

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