Study: Breast Cancer Drug Could Have Wider Use

A drug used to fight breast cancer may be effective against other forms of the disease, according to a new study. Writing in the journal JAMA Oncology, researchers from the Abramson Cancer Center (ACC) in the University of Pennsylvania, say that after reviewing existing literature and doing their own research, palbociclib could attack other types of cancer cells while inflicting little or no harm to healthy cells. Palbociclib is a CDK4/6 inhibitor, meaning it targets certain enzymes...

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