New Mechanism Of Drug Resistance Found In Cancer Cells: Researchers showed that

“…solid and metastatic tumors

produce high levels of growth factors that protect the

tumors from the effects of anticancer drugs.

The inability of cancer drugs to destroy metastatic tumors – tumors that

have spread from the primary site – is the leading reason why cancer

therapy fails.

Clinical trials using the drug suramin to block the growth factors are

expected to begin late this summer in certain lung cancer patients.”