Scientists Discover an Unexpected Problem With a Cancer Drug Already in Human Trials

Earlier cancer studies may need a second look after researchers found that a drug acts mainly on an unexpected target. An experimental cancer drug already being tested in patients appears to work mainly by blocking a different biological target from the one it was developed to inhibit. The finding emerged from brain cancer research that
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- Saturday, 17 October 2026, 8:28 pm IST
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