Dramatic results for drug that kills cancer cells

A drug that kills cancer cells as they try to divide has shown "dramatic" results in early research, paving the way to potentially curative treatments.

In the laboratory, the drug, OTS964, eradicated aggressive human lung cancers transplanted into mice while producing few side-effects.

The findings raise hopes of developing a revolutionary pill or injection that is effective against a wide range of diseases, including breast, brain, liver and bladder cancer, as well as some types of leukaemia.