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The team of Anna Sablina (VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology) reveals how a specific mutation contributes to tumor formation

A new pharmaceutical target for schwannoma?

For schwannoma, a type of tumor that grows from Schwann cells, there are only surgical treatments. But now, work by the team of Anna Sablina (VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology) reveals how a specific mutation contributes to tumor formation, which might lead to new therapeutic options. The work appeared in Cancer Communications.

Cancer exploits the body's biological mechanisms – but differently.

Not by the book

Sometimes, scientific discoveries in disease processes come from unlikely organisms, such as cockles or diseased flatfish 

Under the sea: Recent VIB research on aquatic organisms leads to cancer insights 

Every living organism, from the tiniest plankton to the largest whale, contributes a unique chapter to the story of our planet. With each discovery, we gain fresh insights, new perspectives, and sometimes groundbreaking revelations in the life sciences. In the ever-evolving world of science, breakthroughs come in all shapes and sizes, from transmissible cancers in cockles to potential anti-cancer agents discovered in flatfish bacteria.

Cancer Biology

A new pharmaceutical target for schwannoma?

Not by the book

Under the sea: Recent VIB research on aquatic organisms leads to cancer insights

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