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September
2007

HIV Drug May Kill Cancer Cells

category: Dafé’s Café - Daily Dose of Medical News,MyDocHub
by Dafé,

According to a new report in the recent issue of Clinical Cancer Research:

Breast Cancer Cell

Researchers from the U.S. National Cancer Institute reported that a drug used as part of a regimen to treat HIV also appears to kill cancer cells.

The researchers came upon the idea of testing the HIV protease inhibitor nelfinavir and other protease inhibitors as cancer drugs, due to the fact that these drugs block Akt, a protein essential for the development of many types of cancer, including non-small cell lung cancer.

The researchers also reported that nelfinavir inhibited the growth of both drug-sensitive and drug-resistant breast cancer cells, indicating that it could be used to fight cancer cells that are resistant to common chemotherapy drugs. Additionally, nelfinavir may also be able to overcome resistance to radiation.

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  1. University Update - Lung Cancer - HIV Drug May Kill Cancer Cells | 04 September 2007, 14:50

    [...] Nile Virus HIV Drug May Kill Cancer Cells » This Summary is from an article posted at MyDocHub Blog on Monday, September 03, 2007 [...]

  2. George | 22 September 2007, 02:02

    U.S. National Cancer Institute reported that a drug used as part of a regimen to treat HIV also appears to kill cancer cells.
    Its a great idea!

  3. Ann | 08 October 2007, 05:06

    Its a great idea!