Driving Glioblastoma to Drink
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Attempts to treat cancer with drugs that target mutated proteins have met with mixed success. By screening for compounds that alter the phenotype of glioblastoma cells-an aggressive brain tumor-Kitambi et al. identify a potential new treatment of the disease and shed light on an unusual cell death mechanism.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Cell
دوره 157 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014