00:00Researchers in Texas may have found a new way to attack cancer.
00:03Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin
00:06developed an experimental compound called XJ485.
00:11The drug targets cancer's unusual dependence on sugar for energy.
00:15But it doesn't simply starve cancer cells.
00:18Instead, it pushes sugar metabolism into overdrive.
00:21At the same time, it blocks the cells from using fat as another energy source.
00:26That creates extreme metabolic stress inside cancer cells.
00:30In tests on mice with aggressive melanoma, the treatment killed most cancer cells.
00:35Researchers also found activity against several human cancer cell types.
00:40These included melanoma, leukemia, breast, lung, liver, and neuroblastoma cancers.
00:46The approach could offer a smaller chemical alternative to some antibody-based treatments.
00:51But researchers stress this is still early-stage work.
00:54The compound has not yet been tested in people.
00:58Much more research is needed before human trials can begin.
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