UK scientists discover protein that enables chemotherapy to target tumors and spare healthy cells
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Researchers at the University of Sheffield and UT Southwestern Medical Center identified the stress-response protein HSF1 as a selective factor that influences TOP2B but not TOP2A in chemotherapy drugs, offering a potential path to reduce damage to healthy cells including neurons and heart tissue.
This was an in vitro study using cells extracted from mice, not a human clinical trial; patients should not expect immediate changes to chemotherapy protocols.
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