Anti-cancer drugs called mTOR
inhibitors slow the growth of cancer cells but show limited ability to cause cancer cell death.
Not exact matches
The findings, which follow Dana - Farber scientists» recent discovery that CDK4 / 6
inhibitors can
slow the
growth of cancer cells carrying a surplus
of a certain protein, suggest that the drugs» potential in
cancer treatment has only begun to be tapped.
Bradner and Mitsiades had reported in
Cell in 2011 that the
inhibitor blocks the Myc
cancer gene and thereby
slows the
growth of multiple myeloma tumors in mice.
In another experiment, treating human brain
cancer cells containing FGFR3 - TACC3 with mitochondrial
inhibitors interrupted the production
of energy inside
cancer cells and significantly
slowed tumor
growth.