By: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania From: medicalxpress.com A first-of-its-kind clinical trial has shown it’s possible to identify breast cancer survivors who are at higher risk of their cancer coming back due to the presence of dormant cancer cells and to effectively treat these cells with repurposed, existing drugs. The research, led by scientists from the …
Researchers discover promising approach to prevent recurrence of breast cancer
By: University of Turku From: medicalxpress.com Treatment outcomes for breast cancer have become better over the years, but a proportion of breast cancers still recur even after long periods without signs of cancer remaining dormant in the body. Finnish cancer researchers have discovered a mechanism that wakes up these dormant breast cancer cells and demonstrated that preventing the mechanism can …
Researchers discover a key to the survival of dormant breast cancer cells
Source: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center From: eurekalert.org A common anti-diabetes drug being tested in many clinical trials as an anti-cancer agent activated fat metabolism that promoted the survival of dormant breast cancer cells, suggesting that the drug has context-dependent effects on cancer cells. Most breast cancers utilize the female hormone estrogen to grow, so drug-induced estrogen deprivation is used as a …