By putting cancer cells to sleep, new drug could prevent tumor metastasis

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-11-cancer-cells-drug-tumor-metastasis.html

"treating patient-derived HNSCC cells with C26 boosted the levels of NR2F1 and arrested cell proliferation.... Treatment with C26 reduced the size of primary tumors, and, after surgery, further doses of C26 completely blocked the growth of metastatic tumors. Instead, the rodent's lungs contained just a few dormant disseminated cancer cells unable to proliferate even after cessation of the treatment"

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