Cancer Therapy

New cellular pathway could present a way to attack cancer

Published in Cancer Weekly, February 21st, 2006

A new cellular pathway leads to destruction of a protein that promotes growth of breast, prostate, and similar cancers and could provide a new avenue through which to pursue treatment of such diseases.

"It is another intervention point where one can now attack tumors. It's especially important for endocrine tumors such as those of the breast, prostate, ovary, and pituitary gland," said Bert O'Malley, chair of the Baylor College of Medicine department of molecular and cellular biology. O'Malley is senior author of a report on the research published in the journal Cell.

O'Malley and his colleagues concentrated their efforts on a powerful...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2006-02-21)

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