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Scientists use light to wake dormant cancer cells for treatment

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 21, May 2026. <br/>SignificanceStress hormone signaling through the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) induces a reversible, drug-tolerant dormancy state in cancer cells. However, systemic GR depletion is not viable due to its essential roles in non-pathological physiology. In …

Source: Light-controlled disruption of cancer cell dormancy via photoswitchable stress hormone receptor degraders