Promising new drug stops spread of melanoma by 90 percent
Date:
January 4, 2017
Source:
Michigan State University
Summary:
Researchers have discovered that a chemical compound, and potential new drug, reduces the spread of melanoma cells by up to 90 percent.
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Checking for melanoma.
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Michigan State University researchers have discovered that a chemical compound, and potential new drug, reduces the spread of melanoma cells by up to 90 percent.
The human-made, small-molecule drug compound goes after a gene's ability to produce RNA molecules and certain proteins in melanoma tumors. This gene activity, or transcription process, causes the disease to spread but the compound can shut it down. Up until now, few other compounds of this kind have been able to accomplish this.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170104103650.htm
