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Previously Failed Cancer Drug Repurposed to Act as 'Flags' for Cancer-Seeking Nuclear Missile

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Research into a cancer treatment over 10 years in the making has born remarkable fruit with the juicy potential to greatly improve existing radiation therapy.

UC San Francisco researcher Kevan Shokat was looking to end a 30-year wait for a method to target the biggest cellular driver of tumor growth, known as KRAS .

KRAS causes unlimited cell proliferation, allowing small tumors to balloon, and come raging back if shrunk.

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