Probing proteins' 3-D structures suggests existing drugs may work for many cancers
Examining databases of proteins' 3-D shapes, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified more than 850 DNA mutations that appear to be linked to cancer. The information may expand the number of cancer patients who can benefit from existing drugs.
The study, published June 13 in Nature Genetics, detailed a list of the mutations and associated drugs that may work against them. The researchers included drugs already approved for use in patients by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as well as drugs being evaluated in clinical trials and in preclinical studies.
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