{"id":12856,"date":"2026-05-07T08:55:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/chemistry\/?p=12856"},"modified":"2026-05-07T08:55:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:55:51","slug":"chemistry-researchers-start-up-takes-aim-at-triple-negative-breast-cancer-without-chemo-side-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/chemistry\/chemistry-researchers-start-up-takes-aim-at-triple-negative-breast-cancer-without-chemo-side-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemistry researchers\u2019 start-up takes aim at triple-negative breast cancer \u2013 without chemo side effects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Chemistry &amp; Biochemistry&#8217;s Dr. Xiaohua Peng was featured in <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/research-news\/chemistry-researchers-start-up-takes-aim-at-triple-negative-breast-cancer-without-chemo-side-effects\/\">In Focus<\/a> discussing her new start-up SynXT Therapeutics. 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