Inhaled Chemo
One of the main problems of classical chemotherapy are its terrible side effects. The drugs, which are fairly nonspecific poisons, kill cancer cells but also affect normal, which creates many problems for the patient. This is a serious condition by the fact that these drugs are often injected into the vein, and its effects end up being general. In some cancers, this could be avoided. For example, would greatly improve treatment efficacy in lung cancer if you could do to reach directly by airway.
This is precisely what is shown in an article that was just released. The authors have succeeded in making mice with tumors in the lung inhale doxorubicin, a common drug to treat this cancer, wrapped in a layer of fat to be absorbed better. They have also added a couple of inhibitors to prevent the emergence of resistance against treatment. Tumors of mice dramatically reduced in size, and minimal side effects. It is a very promising result. Could open new ways of treating lung cancer, which remains the leading cause of cancer death in the light of both sexes.
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