Blocking an oncogene in liver cancer could be potential therapy option

Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 16:30 in Health & Medicine

Scientists have found that a synthetic molecule they designed can block activation of a gene in liver cancer cells, halting a process that allows some of those cancer cells to survive chemotherapy. Without the interference of this gene's function, certain liver cancer cells appear to be protected from the toxic effects of chemotherapy drugs.

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