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Cynthia Zhao

Stanford UniversityORCID 0009-0004-3390-2382Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Research Focus:perturbation response prediction· 1

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C. Yong Kang· 1 shared Elizabeth PalafoxiD· 1 shared Kevin Thomas BeieriD· 1 shared Michael Z. LiniD· 1 shared Xinzhi ZouiD· 1 shared

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Synthetic BiologyNature Biomedical EngineeringPeer-reviewedJun 12, 2026

Rewiring oncogenic signaling to RNA vector replication for the treatment of metastatic cancer

Xinzhi Zou, Elizabeth Palafox, Cynthia Zhao…·Michael Z. Lin

This paper introduces a RNA vector that replicates specifically in cancer cells with hyperactive HER2, showing lower toxicity and better efficacy against ovarian cancer in mice, and synergizes with chemotherapy.

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