Researchers from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) have developed a technique to identify which Ewing’s sarcoma cancer cells are most likely to trigger metastases and spread cancer within the body, the SNSF said in a statement on Wednesday.
Ewing’s sarcoma is a rare but very aggressive form of bone cancer that particularly affects children and young adults.
The scientists began by isolating the most dangerous cancer cells and growing them in a laboratory. They then genetically modified the tumour cells, introducing a gene that causes the dangerous cells to glow green if the cell is of the metastasising variety. The work has been published in the journal Science Advances.
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A team led by the University of Bern has identified a key factor that causes some advanced prostate cancer to become resistant to hormonal therapy.
“Identifying the gene associated with the risk of metastases opens new avenues for research”, said Ivan Stamenkovic, co-author of the paper and professor of experimental pathology at the University Hospital Lausanne (CHUV).
It is hoped that identifying the most dangerous cancer cells will open the door for treatments that target specific cells, Stamenkovic said.
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