Israeli, German research find new drive for rare form of liver cancer – Israeli and German researchers have found in mice, a cell origin of a rare type of liver cancer. | The Jerusalem Post

Israeli and German scientists have identified in mice the cell of origin of combined liver/biliary duct carcinomas – a rare type of cancer of the liver. The pro-inflammatory immune messenger interleukin 6 (IL-6) was found to be the driver of carcinogenesis, while blocking of IL-6 reduced both the number and size of tumors in mice.