A frog gut microbe for attacking tumors.

A frog gut microbe for attacking tumors. “A single intravenous dose of Ewingella americana led to complete tumor elimination in 100% of treated animals, with no recurrence upon re-exposure to cancer cells.” It’s a preclinical mouse colorectal cancer result, but the mechanism is wild: a living bacterium that homes to hypoxic tumors and then triggers a broad immune response. ~ learn more