Epigenetics At The Epicenter Of Oncology Drug Discovery At AACR
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Epigenetics, an area of biology replete with interesting novel targets and potential for developing drugs that overcome cancer resistance, is a popular topic this year at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting, in Washington, D.C., April 6-10.
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