Cancer cell metabolism study yields new insights on leukemia

The slower metabolism protects leukemia cells in many important ways and allows them to survive better -- but the team also found an experimental drug tailored to this unique metabolic status and has begun testing its ability to attack the disease, URMC researchers report in the Jan.

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