Chemotherapy resistance: A new lead?
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 10:00
in Health & Medicine
UA62784: that is the name of a molecule capable of preventing the proliferation of cancerous cells in vitro, and thus causing their cellular death. Its effects appear to amplify that of other anticancer agents currently used clinically, according to the work of the team headed by Ariane Abrieu, Inserm researcher at the Center de Recherche en Biochimie Macromoléculaire. This discovery could make it possible to overcome the phenomenon of resistance developed during certain chemotherapy treatments. The results are published in Chemistry and Biology on 26 May 2011.