Driving glioblastoma to drink.

Gilbertson, Richard J · Cell · 2014

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

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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