UCLA's cancer 'roadmap' could help combat resistance to targeted drug therapies

Friday, March 25, 2011 - 07:01 in Health & Medicine

(PhysOrg.com) -- New drugs that specifically target the mutated genes responsible for cancer growth have shown great success in extending the lives of patients, with far fewer side effects than conventional anti-cancer therapies. Unfortunately, many patients become resistant to these drugs due to secondary mutations.

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