In a recent issue of Cell, Bowling et al. describe mechanism by which spliceosome-targeted therapies result in intron-containing transcripts that form double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs), thereby activating tumor antiviral signaling (viral mimicry) and downstream adaptive immunity. RNA splicing mediated the spliceosome complex confers increased control gene expression. Aberrant can threaten cell fitn...

Targeted therapies have improved cure rates and prolonged survival in metastasised breast cancer. The most important new molecular targets in breast cancer therapy are epidermal growth factor receptor (ErbB) family signalling, DNA repair pathways and angiogenesis. Blocking ErbB2 signalling with anti-ErbB2 antibodies or ErbB2 kinase inhibitors is effective in both the adjuvant and the palliative...