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New research has identified a unique form of chemotherapy which preliminary experiments show is effective at targeting different leukemia cells.
Published in the journal Leukemia, a study from researchers at Rice University and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has found new potential in various compounds that specifically target mitochondria, which provide energy for cells.
"Although this is very promising, we're still some distance from having a new treatment we can use in the clinic," Rice biochemist Natasha Kirienko and corresponding author of the study said in a statement. "We still have a lot to discover."
The researchers previously screened approximately 45,000 small-molecule compounds to find some that target mitochondria.
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Published in the journal Leukemia, a study from researchers at Rice University and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has found new potential in various compounds that specifically target mitochondria, which provide energy for cells.
"Although this is very promising, we're still some distance from having a new treatment we can use in the clinic," Rice biochemist Natasha Kirienko and corresponding author of the study said in a statement. "We still have a lot to discover."
The researchers previously screened approximately 45,000 small-molecule compounds to find some that target mitochondria.
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New research has identified a unique form of chemotherapy which preliminary experiments show is effective at targeting different leukemia cells.
