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Talk about a bright idea for #WorldCancerResearchD Talk about a bright idea for #WorldCancerResearchDay 💡 Losartan, a common blood-pressure medication, is being repurposed as a potential treatment for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). But not every tumor responds to the drug in the same way. So, researchers wanted to see what might be behind the difference. Heena Kumra, PhD, from the lab of Rakesh Jain, PhD, and colleagues are using a clever glowing trick to visualize AT1—the protein targeted by losartan—inside pancreatic tumors. 🔬 The result? A tumor that literally lights up, giving researchers a rare glimpse at what’s happening beneath the surface. “It provides a rare, vivid glimpse into hidden tumor biology that may help us improve this repurposed therapy,” said Kumra.

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