Of 50,000 Small Molecules Tested To Fight Cancer, Two Show Promise

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A class of compounds that interferes with cell signaling pathways may provide a new approach to cancer treatment, according to a study published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) Early Edition. The compounds, called PITs (non-phosphoinositide PIP3 inhibitors), limited tumor growth in mice by inducing cell death. "PITs cause cells to self-destruct by interfering with the signaling pathways that regulate cell survival...


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