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New Gene-Switching Cancer Therapy Emerges

Monash and Harvard researchers have achieved a groundbreaking epigenetic discovery, finding a way to permanently "switch off" cancer-causing genes, which promises shorter treatment durations and reduced severe side effects for patients. This innovative therapy targets specific proteins in aggressive acute leukemia cells, with clinical trials anticipated to begin later this year.

New Gene-Switching Cancer Therapy Emerges
  • Monash and Harvard researchers discovered a method to permanently "switch off" cancer-causing genes.
  • This epigenetic breakthrough promises shorter treatment durations and reduced severe side effects for patients.
  • The therapy targets specific proteins like Menin or DOT1L in aggressive acute leukemia cells.
  • Clinical trials for this novel approach are anticipated to begin later this year.

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