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APIM: Besting the stress defense

APIM targeting cancer cell stress defenses to treat multiple myeloma

April 23, 2012 7:00 AM UTC

Chemotherapies and other cancer drugs induce apoptosis by causing genotoxic and other cellular stresses, but the ability of cancer cells to overcome such stress can limit efficacy. By targeting a master regulator of cellular responses to stress, APIM Therapeutics A/S's lead compound could improve the efficacy of approved drugs to treat multiple myeloma and other cancers.

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