Combination treatment strategy uses cells' waste removal functions to dismantle multiple myeloma
Researchers at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a combination treatment strategy that utilizes a cell's natural waste removal functions to target and dismantle multiple myeloma. The findings, published in Cell Death & Disease, offer a new potential pathway for cancer therapy.
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