Novel Cancer Stem Cell-Targeting Drug Has Potential To Combat Hard-To-Reach Leukemia Stem Cells Responsible For Relapses

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that hard-to-reach, drug-resistant leukemia stem cells (LSCs) that overexpress multiple pro-survival protein forms are sensitive - and thus vulnerable - to a novel cancer stem cell-targeting drug currently under development. The findings, published in Cell Stem Cell, open the possibility that diseases like chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and some solid tumor cancers might - in combination with other therapies - be more effectively treated with this drug, and with a lower chance of relapse... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..