Old drugs find new target for treating brain tumor

ScienceDaily (Nov. 18, 2011) — Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, in collaboration with colleagues in Boston and South Korea, say they have identified a novel gene mutation that causes at least one form of glioblastoma (GBM), the most common type of malignant brain tumor.The findings are reported in the online edition of the journal Cancer Research.Perhaps more importantly, the researchers found that two drugs already being...

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