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Ways To Teach Approved Drugs New Tricks: How To Combat Cancer
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- October 30, 2007
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- American Association for Cancer Research
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- Although all cancers are not alike, most share common causes, whether it is the result of a genetic mutation or faulty biochemical signaling pathway. For that reason, drugs developed specifically for one disease might have an impact on many others. Increasingly, researchers are discovering ways of combining new and existing drugs to fight cancer -- broadening the targets of already-approved targeted therapeutics.
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Although all cancers are not alike, most share common causes, whether it is the result of a genetic mutation or faulty biochemical signaling pathway. For that reason, drugs developed specifically for one disease might have an impact on many others. Increasingly, researchers are discovering ways of combining new and existing drugs to fight cancer -- broadening the targets of already-approved targeted therapeutics.
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American Association for Cancer Research. "Ways To Teach Approved Drugs New Tricks: How To Combat Cancer." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 30 October 2007. <www.sciencedaily.com
American Association for Cancer Research. (2007, October 30). Ways To Teach Approved Drugs New Tricks: How To Combat Cancer. ScienceDaily. Retrieved October 10, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com
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