Engineered antibodies directed against a promising therapeutic target on ovarian cancer cells
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 21:29
in Health & Medicine
Stealthy and stubborn, ovarian cancer is a particularly vexing malignancy, difficult to diagnose in early stages and difficult to treat once it progresses further. However, research is now focusing on one of the most promising new approaches to dealing with the disease -- using engineered antibodies to target tumor cells while leaving healthy cells intact.