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Cancer evades chemotherapy finds mechanism to reverse Study
Updated On: 06 July, 2024 10:01 AM IST | Mumbai | IANS
In the study, the team zeroed in on lactate - the product that builds up as cancer cells convert nutrients to energy, which was found to be most abundant in chemotherapy-resistant cancer tissues
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An international team of researchers from the UK and China has shown how cancer builds up resistance to chemotherapy -- one of the biggest challenges in the treatment of the deadly disease.
Using a mice study, the early-stage research, led by The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London, and Sun Yat-sen University, China showed that Stiripentol -- a drug currently used to treat epilepsy -- can help reverse cancer`s resistance to chemotherapy, which will help shrink tumours and prolong survival.
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