Therapeutic options for small cell lung cancer (SCLC) are limited. Here the authors show that a telomere-targeting drug, 6-Thio-2’-deoxyguanosine, inhibits growth of SCLC tumors by inducing telomere dysfunction preferentially in cancer initiating cells and promoting anti-tumor immune responses.
- Buse Eglenen-Polat
- Ryan R. Kowash
- Esra A. Akbay