Lung Cancer Cells’ Survival Gene Seen as Drug Target, Emory University Study

One of the deadliest forms of cancer appears to carry a specific weakness.When a key gene called 14-3-3zeta is silenced, lung cancer cells can’t survive on their own, researchers have found.The gene is a potential target for selective anti-cancer drugs, says Haian Fu, PhD, professor of pharmacology, hematology & oncology at Emory University School of Medicine and Emory Winship Cancer Institute.