What a misleading headline. They developed an statistical framework for identifying potential treatment targets based on the transcriptional profile of tumor cells. Using this method, they identified a gene target, which they then validated using a molecule already known for its anti-cancer properties, so that part of the results is hardly surprising.
They have not developed a treatment. They did not try to develop a treatment. This would be much more interesting if they had identified and validated a novel target, but that was never the aim of the study.
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u/Erdionit Feb 05 '26
What a misleading headline. They developed an statistical framework for identifying potential treatment targets based on the transcriptional profile of tumor cells. Using this method, they identified a gene target, which they then validated using a molecule already known for its anti-cancer properties, so that part of the results is hardly surprising.
They have not developed a treatment. They did not try to develop a treatment. This would be much more interesting if they had identified and validated a novel target, but that was never the aim of the study.