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Leukemia drug fights ovarian cancer
Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:34:59 GMT
A drug commonly used to treat a certain form of leukemia has
shown promising results in fighting ovarian cancer, the
deadliest malignancy in the female population.
According to the study published in the British Medical
Journal, dasatinib (Sprycel), the drug used to treat chronic
myeloid leukemia, limits the growth and invasive powers of
ovarian cancer cells.
Combining dasatinib with chemotherapy enforces its ability
in fighting Src dependent cancer, which accounts for one-
third of the ovarian cancer case.
"It is important to remember that this work is only on
cancer cell lines, but it is significant enough that it
should be used to justify clinical trials to confirm that
women with this type of ovarian cancer could benefit," said
lead researcher Gottfried Konecny.
Scientists are optimistic that their findings will lead to
the development of new medication to fight ovarian cancer in
the near future.
PKH/HGH
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