Sodium channels in breast cancer cells are a promising target for future treatments, study reveals

Mechanism for Nav1.5-mediated cellular invasion. Credit: Oncogene (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41388-024-03098-x A study on live tissue cells is the first to reveal how channels that allow sodium to enter into breast cancer cells enable tumors to grow and spread. The discovery adds to evidence which suggests treating breast cancer patients with sodium channel blockers could be a promising future treatment to prevent the spread of cancer during the gap between diagnosis and surgery. The research team from the universities of York, Cambridge, Nottingham, Aberdeen, Imperial College London and the Institute of Cancer Research, London, looked at tissue samples from more than Read More