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Patients with aggressive, incurable cancers saw their tumours stop growing after they began taking a twice-a-day tablet.
The experimental drug, called ceralasertib, is designed to stop the tumour’s cells from repairing themselves, causing them to die.
Researchers gave 67 patients who had not responded to conventional treatment the pills. In the early stage of the trial, more than half saw their tumours stop growing, while others did not see their cancer progress for at least three years.
Experts believe the drug could be combined with immune-boosting cancer treatments to increase their effectiveness.
Known as immunotherapy, they are offered to around one in ten cancer patients in the UK. They work by training the immune system to find and kill cancer cells.
However, in many cases cancer cells can disguise themselves to avoid treatments, which has led researchers to develop drugs that can help the
