Stanford Researchers Develop Protein Therapy to Stop Metastasis (VIDEO)

Stanford University School of Engineering

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Early but promising tests in lab mice suggest that a bioengineered 'decoy' protein, administered intravenously, can halt the spread of cancer from the original tumor site. Years of subsequent tests lie ahead. But this approach might one day provide an alternative, or supplement, to chemotherapy.

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