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Minerva Biotechnology



Minerva Biotechnologies Announces Major Breakthrough on New Cancer Therapy Target MUC1*



May 12th, 2008

Minerva Biotechnology, a leading nanotechnology, cancer and stem cell development company announced a major breakthrough in a cancer target that is widely expressed in human cancers. Minerva used its proprietary nanoparticle technology to elucidate a key molecular mechanism that is involved in cancer cell growth and metastasis. The study, published in the journal PLoS ONE focuses on a cell surface receptor, called MUC1, which according to extensive scientific literature is aberrantly expressed on 75% of all human solid tumors - 96% of breast cancers, 47% of prostate cancers, as well as high percentages of ovarian, colorectal, non-small cell lung,...


Source: Stem Cell Week (2008-05-12)