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Chordomas are rare bone tumors for which there are currently no effective drugs. A research team from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg has now developed a promising approach: Tailor-made mini-proteins specifically block the central driver of tumor development. In the result, they slowed the growth of chordoma cells in the laboratory and in a mouse model, while also revealing further molecular vulnerabilities of the tumor that could be addressed with already approved drugs.







Our research opens doors in the fight against cancer


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