US Scientists Develop New ‘Cancer-Stopping Pill’ That Can ‘Annihilate’ Tumors, Leave Healthy Cells Unharmed
The targeted chemotherapy is now being tested on humans
The City of Hope-developed small molecule AOH1996 targets a cancerous variant of the protein PCNA. In its mutated form, PCNA is critical in DNA replication and repair of all expanding tumors. Image shows untreated cancer cells (L) and cancer cells treated with AOH1996 (R) undergoing programmed cell death (violet). (Courtesy of City of Hope)
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