Researchers find a potential therapeutic target to prevent dissemination of cancer cells in the central nervous system

A new study led by Cláudia C. Faria, researcher in the lab of João Taborda Barata at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes (iMM, Lisbon) and neurosurgeon at the Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte (CHULN-Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon), identified a protein present in brain metastases that could be a potential therapeutic target to limit disease progression.