Experimental drug turns cancer's favorite fuel against it

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Researchers are developing an experimental drug aimed at combatting cancer by targeting its metabolism, specifically by blocking the cancer cells' sugar metabolism which fuels their rapid growth. This approach could provide a new avenue for cancer treatment.

Cancer cells have a voracious appetite for sugar—using it to fuel their rapid growth. This is why many scientists have tried to develop drugs that block cancer cells' metabolism by cutting off their sugar supply.