Nov 8, 2024
Promising cancer therapies target DNA circles
Posted by Omuterema Akhahenda in category: biotech/medical
A trio of research papers from Stanford Medicine researchers and their international collaborators transforms scientists’ understanding of how small DNA circles – until recently dismissed as inconsequential – are major drivers of many types of human cancers.
The papers, published simultaneously in…
Tiny circles called ecDNA are critical in cancer development and drug resistance. An international Stanford Medicine-led team publishes landmark studies detailing new findings and potential therapies.