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Cancer Gene Therapy
Studies from Georgetown University, Department of Cell Biology further understanding of cancer gene therapy
January 15th, 2008
Research findings, 'A comparison of the effectiveness of selected non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and their derivatives against cancer cells in vitro,' are discussed in a new report. "Previously, we reported in vitro observations suggesting that ibuprofen is an effective non-prescription non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) to reduce the survival of human prostate cancer cells (Andrews et al. in Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 502:77-284, 2002), and that this observed effectiveness is mediated by an up-regulation of the p75 NTR tumor suppressor (Khwaja et al. in Cancer Res 646:207-6213, 2004). However, other NSAIDs and their derivatives have received significant attention with...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-01-15)
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