Whitehead Institute https://refractor.io/tag/whitehead-institute/ Whitehead Institute en-AU Wed, 29 May 2019 12:44:11 GMT Scientists discover why a promising cancer drug failed in clinical trials – and how to fix it https://refractor.io/cancer/scientists-discover-why-a-promising-cancer-drug-failed-in-clinical-trials-and-how-to-fix-it/ Researchers have found out why a promising class of cancer drugs failed – and how to fix them

As promising as some treatments are in lab tests, unfortunately they don't always meet hopes when translated to the real world. Now, scientists at Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research have investigated a class of cancer drugs that failed in human trials, and found out why. Better yet, they went on to identify another drug that could finally make the treatment work.

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]]> Wed, 29 May 2019 12:44:11 GMT https://refractor.io/cancer/scientists-discover-why-a-promising-cancer-drug-failed-in-clinical-trials-and-how-to-fix-it/ Michael Irving