New Tumor Inhibitor For Treatment Of Hereditary Breast Cancer Shows Promising Results
 

Researchers of the Netherlands Cancer Institute Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital used the novel inhibitor AZD2281 to target breast cancer, in which the BRCA1-gene plays a role, in a genetically engineered mouse model. Treatment resulted in tumor regression and a strong increase in survival without signs of toxicity. The inhibitor, which recently entered trials in human cancer patients, thus seems to have therapeutic potential for BRCA-defective tumors.

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