Cancer: Ironing it out

Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 16, 602 (2017). doi:10.1038/nrd.2017.168 Author: Ulrike Harjes Cancer cells with mesenchymal-like properties are more likely to become resistant to a wide range of therapies. A new study suggests that this mesenchymal-like state of cancer cells is vulnerable to inhibition of the lipid peroxidase pathway, leading to an iron-dependent form of cell death,
Source: Nature Reviews Drug Discovery - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research