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Article: New cancer drug shows ability to halt tumor growth
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
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- May 22, 2000
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New cancer drug shows ability to halt tumor growth
By DANIEL Q. HANEY
Associated Press
Monday, May 22, 2000
New Orleans -- A new drug that targets one of the basic genetic
flaws in cancer shows promise in early tests on humans, halting the
growth of tumors and making them more vulnerable to chemotherapy.
The medicine is one of many in development that attempt to shift
cancer treatment away from a broad attack on all rapidly dividing
cells. The new drugs focus on the precise genetic mutations that make
tumors different from healthy tissue.
Many of these new drugs attempt to interfere with tumors' use of
epidermal growth factor, a chemical signal that plays a crucial role
in their survival.
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