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RCSI researchers discover new way to target secondary breast cancer that has spread to the brain

RCSI and BRCC has revealed a potential new way to treat secondary breast cancer that has spread to the brain, using existing drugs.

By Danielle Norton January 28, 2022 Updated October 25, 2022 2 min read

Pictured are (l-r) Dr Damir Vareslija and Professor Leonie Young, Department of Surgery, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre (BRCC). Photograph: Patrick Bolger

A study led by researchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre (BRCC) has revealed a potential new way to treat secondary breast cancer that has spread to the brain, using existing drugs.

The study, published in Nature Communications, was funded by Breast Cancer Ireland with support from Breast Cancer Now and Science Foundation Ireland.