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  • New Agent Chokes Off Energy Supply, Kills Cancer Cells

    04/07/2010 10:37:56 AM PDT · by decimon · 26 replies · 670+ views
    The Ohio State University Medical Center ^ | Apr 7, 2010 | Darrell E. Ward
    COLUMBUS, Ohio – Cancer cells grow so fast that they can outstrip their blood supply, leaving them short of oxygen. The cells then produce energy in a way that needs less oxygen but more sugar. Researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute have designed an experimental drug that chokes off that sugar supply, causing the cells to self destruct. > “Our study proves that this new agent kills cancer cells through energy restriction. This is important because it shows that it is possible to design drugs that target...