![UNC Lineberger's Chad V. Pecot, MD, published a paper that found inflammatory monocytes, immune cells that build clots to promote wound healing, also make it possible for tumor cells to migrate to other parts of the body.](https://news.unchealthcare.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/1159/2020/06/by-forming-clots-in-tumors-immune-cell-aids-lung-cancers-spread-image2-1-600x400.jpeg)
October 1, 2020
New Vulnerability Found in Lung Squamous Cancer May Facilitate Drug Targeting at Cellular Level
New research by scientists at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues shows the potential for targeting a specific circular RNA, known as CDR1as, to attack lung squamous cell cancer. The UNC work was led by Chad Pecot, MD, and Emily Harrison, PhD.