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Apr 15, 2013 Drugs effective against tumors, studies show Tags: aacr 2013, bind-014, daniel von hoff, scottsdale healthcare, tgen
Tumor-sensitizing drugs may enhance cancer therapy
Tags: bio5, cancer, university of arizona[Sourve: Oncology Nursing News] - Research conducted at The University of Arizona suggests that a drug may be able to change the function of hard-to-treat tumor cells so they will be more responsive to chemotherapy or radiation.
To gain greater response rates on melanoma tumors in cell cultures, Randy Burd, PhD, assistant professor of nutritional sciences and member of The University of Arizona's BIO5 Institute, has been testing dacarbazine, the standard chemotherapeutic drug, along with its analog temozolomide, in combination with various bioactive compounds.
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