Kashmiri scientist discovers prostate cancer treatment

Dr Khalid MuzaffarMasoodi, a scientist working at SKAUST K, in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh USA has published a paper in February issue of Nature Oncogene, a leading cancer journal from Nature publishing group. The paper presents the identification of DHX15, a newly discovered gene that drives the spread and growth of cancerous cells in human body. This is the first study to reveal how DHX15 expression is associated with prostate cancer recurrence and provides a “potential new molecular target for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer”.