Migrastatin is an organic compound which naturally occurs in the '' Streptomyces platensis'' bacteria. Migrastatin and several of its analogues (including Isomigrastatin) have shown to have potential in treating

cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal b ...

, as it inhibits the

metastasis Metastasis is a pathogenic agent's spread from an initial or primary site to a different or secondary site within the host's body; the term is typically used when referring to metastasis by a cancerous tumor. The newly pathological sites, then ...

of cancer cells.

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