Korea developed a substance that prevents metastatic cancer

Korean scientists have developed a new substance that helps to monitor and even block the main tumor cancer cell from spreading to nearby organs.

According to South Korea's Ministry of Education and Science and Information Technology on July 12, the team led by Professor Lee Seong-wook at Dankook University developed an aptamer RNA linked to colorectal cancer cells. In a separate way and highlight these cells.

The ease of detecting cancer cells helps doctors monitor the progress of their metastases to the kidneys, which happens to 7 out of 10 patients.

According to Mr. Lee, this new aptamer RNA can also be further developed into an anti-cancer agent. He added that over 90% of colorectal cancer cells in mice have died off during this treatment. Aptamer RNA also helps prevent nearly 90% of metastatic cancer cells to the kidneys.

The study, funded in part by the Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Information Technology, is published in the Journal of Gastroenterology (Gastroenterology) under the title: 'An aptamer RNA linked to carcinoembryonic antigen to prevent these colorectal cancer cells spread to the liver in mice '.