Harnessing Nutrients: Scientists Discover New Way To Effectively Treat Cancer

Reactivating dormant metabolic pathways in cancer cells can aid in combating cancer.
An international team of researchers has developed a novel method for treating cancer by leveraging nutrients to reactivate dormant metabolic pathways in cancer cells. The team utilized a widely available amino acid, tyrosine, delivered in nanomedicine form, to alter the metabolism of melanoma, a severe form of skin cancer, thereby inhibiting cancer growth.

Australia has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world. This new approach could be combined with current therapies to better treat melanoma. The technique also has the potential to treat other types of cancer. The study was led by Professor Wenbo Bu from Fudan University and Professor Dayong Jin from the University of Technology Sydney, and recently published in the prestigious journalNature Nanotechnology.