Nature Communications (Jun 2021)

Homing in on genomic instability as a therapeutic target in cancer

  • Craig M. Bielski,
  • Barry S. Taylor

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23965-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 3

Abstract

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While genomic instability is a hallmark of cancer, its genetic vulnerabilities remain poorly understood. Identifying strategies that exploit genomic instability to selectively target cancer cells is a central challenge in cancer biology with major implications for anti-cancer drug development.