Fox Chase researchers uncover Achilles' heel in aggressive breast tumours

In an unexpected twist, Fox Chase Cancer Centre researchers find that the loss of a single protein, Nedd9, initially slows cancer formation but then makes the tumours that do arise more aggressive. The good news, though, is that the lack of Nedd9 also makes the aggressive tumours more sensitive to a class of drugs that are already used in the clinic...

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