Gastric Cancer Therapy
Studies from China Medical University, Department of Oncology provide new data on gastric cancer therapy
Published in Cancer Weekly, March 2nd, 2010
Research findings, 'Cimetidine induces apoptosis in gastric cancer cells in vitro and inhibits tumor growth in vivo,' are discussed in a new report. According to recent research from Shenyang, People's Republic of China, "Cimetidine, a histamine-2 (H2) receptor antagonist, has been demonstrated to have anticancer effects on various types of malignancies. However, the mechanisms of its action on gastric cancer are not completely understood."
"This study was designed to investigate its antitumor effect and underlying mechanisms in human gastric cancer SGC-7901 and MGC-803 cells. The MTT assay was used to evaluate cell viability, and flow cytometry, acridine orange...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2010-03-02)
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