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New Anti-Tumor Properties Of Old Bone Drugs

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November 11, 2014

Drugs currently used to treat osteoporosis could also be used to treat soft tissue cancers, scientists say.

AsianScientist (Nov. 11, 2014) – Researchers have shown why calcium-binding drugs commonly used to treat people with osteoporosis or late-stage cancers that have spread to bone may also benefit patients with tumors outside the skeleton, including breast cancer. This study has been published in the journalCancer Discovery.

The article can be found at: Junankar et al. (2014) Real-Time Intravital Imaging Establishes Tumor-Associated Macrophages as the Extraskeletal Target of Bisphosphonate Action in Cancer.

Source: Garvan Institute.
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