“Masked” cancer drug sneaks through body to deliver anti-tumor treatment with fewer side effects (IMAGE)

University of Chicago

“Masked” cancer drug sneaks through body to deliver anti-tumor treatment with fewer side effects

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Researchers have long suspected that interleukin-12 could be a powerful cancer treatment, but it caused dangerous side effects. Now, Pritzker Molecular Engineering researchers have developed a version of the molecule not activated until it reaches a tumor, where it eradicates cancer cells.

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