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Breast Cancer
New breast cancer study results reported from G.V. Ripoll et al
January 8th, 2009
"The vasopressin peptide analog desmopressin has been used during surgery to prevent bleeding in patients with coagulation defects. Recent experimental and clinical data revealed that perioperative desmopressin therapy can minimize the spread and survival of residual cancer cells," researchers in Buenos Aires, Argentina report. "Here, we explored the antitumor effects of desmopressin in combination with chemotherapeutic agents using the F3II mammary carcinoma in syngeneic Balb/c mice. Intravenous administration of desmopressin at a dose of 2 mu g/kg together with weekly cycles of carmustine (20 mg/kg) prevented primary tumor infiltration of the skin. Combination of...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-01-08)
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