Chemo Drug Disguised as Fat (IMAGE)

Northwestern University

Chemo Drug Disguised as Fat

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New drug delivery system disguises a common chemotherapy drug as a long-chain fatty acid. Thinking the drugs are tasty fats, tumors invite the drug inside. Once there, the targeted drug activates, immediately suppressing tumor growth.

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Nathan Gianneschi/Northwestern University

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