In zebrafish, a way to find new cancer therapies, targeting tumor modulators

Fast-breeding zebrafish, combined with fluorescent tagging, could be a powerful way to find new cancer drugs. This study tested >3,800 drugs in high-throughput fashion and found that retinoic acid, best known as an acne treatment, may be effective for adenoid cystic carcinoma.

Source: sciencedaily.com

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