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This new drug could break cancer’s resistance to treatment

Source: Science Daily - Health & Medicine • Published: 23 Sept 2026, 01:27

Summarized by Masters of Longevity from Science Daily - Health & Medicine.

A science feature that walks readers through research on a novel drug approach aimed at overcoming cancer therapy resistance, highlighting why the work matters and what questions remain.

This new drug could break cancer’s resistance to treatment
Key Takeaways
  • The compound CS18 is a TopBP1 inhibitor that enhanced PARP inhibitor activity in experimental models.
  • CS18 restored sensitivity to the EGFR inhibitor osimertinib in resistant lung cancer cell lines.
  • In animal studies CS18 slowed tumor growth when combined with standard therapies.
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