Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma is a type of rare pediatric tumor. For more than 40 years there have not been any new developments regarding treatment. Research led by Prof. Dr. Anton Henssen at Charité University Berlin has now identified a new therapeutic option, using a drug that is currently under investigation for other types of cancer. The group observed that alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma cancer cells have high levels of DNA damage and are more dependent on the repair processes than non-cancer cells. This drug blocks the repair of DNA and forces cells to die, thus offering a new option for treating these patients.
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