# New Method Tricks Cancer Cells Into Self-Destruction! 🎯

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/new-method-tricks-cancer-cells-into-self-destruction/295079>\
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**Tags:** tools, technology, self-improvement\
**Created:** [November 4, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/new-method-tricks-cancer-cells-into-self-destruction/295079 "2024-11-04T17:30:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/new-method-tricks-cancer-cells-into-self-destruction/295079/1 "2024-11-04T17:30:54Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **Innovative Cancer Therapy**  
Researchers at Stanford have developed a novel approach that tricks cancer cells into self-destructing by activating their natural cell death processes.

2. **Mechanism of Action**  
The method involves artificially linking two proteins, BCL6 and CDK9, to switch on apoptosis-promoting genes that are usually suppressed by BCL6 in cancer cells.

3. **Promising Lab Results**  
In laboratory tests, the new compound was highly effective at killing diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cells without causing significant toxicity to healthy cells.

4. **Targeted Specificity**  
The technique specifically targets lymphoma cells, as BCL6 is primarily present in these cells, making the therapy potentially less harmful to other types of cells.

5. **Future Directions**  
The researchers have co-founded Shenandoah Therapeutics to advance their findings toward clinical trials and explore similar compounds for targeting other cancer-driving proteins.

**Read more at:** [Stanford Medicine](https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2024/10/protein-cancer.html)