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The researchers caution that although the study's findings are promising, they need to be replicated and tested in clinical trials.

"Our data support the conclusion that 2ME2 could be an important new therapy in the arsenal to fight metastatic breast cancer," the researchers write.

The study is funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health and the Mayo Clinic.

The study's authors also include: Urszula Iwaniec, Ph.D., and Russell Turner, Ph.D., of Oregon State University; Michael Goblirsch and Denis Clohisy, of the University of University of Minnesota Cancer Center; and Anne Vrabel and Ming Ruan, of Mayo Clinic.

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