New test predicts blood cancer’s sensitivity to experimental cancer drug
January 22, 2007 by HART 1-800-HART
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A test developed by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists is the first to identify which malignant blood cells are highly vulnerable to a promising type of experimental drugs that unleash pent-up “cell suicide” factors to destroy the cancer.
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