A team led by Cancer Research UK scientists in Cambridge have made a significant discovery in the lab that could lead to a new treatment for leukaemia. Writing in the scientific journal Nature, the scientists show that a chemical called I-BET151 can kill leukaemia cells grown in the lab and effectively treat mice with the disease. And although it’s still quite early days, the researchers hope that the potential new drug will be heading into clinical trials as soon as possible.
