Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Experimental anti-cancer drug made from corn lillies kills brain tumor stem cells

Source: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Date: August 29, 2007

Summary:

A drug that shuts down a critical cell-signaling pathway in the most common and aggressive type of adult brain cancer successfully kills cancer stem cells thought to fuel tumor growth and help cancers evade drug and radiation therapy, a Johns Hopkins study shows.