Futurity September 23, 2024
Researchers have used a drug screening platform they developed to show that an antidepressant, currently on the market, kills tumor cells in glioblastoma—at least in a cell-culture dish.
Glioblastoma is a particularly aggressive brain tumor that at present is incurable.
Cancer doctors can extend patients’ life expectancy through operations, radiation, chemotherapy, or surgical interventions. Nevertheless, half of patients die within twelve months of diagnosis.
Drugs that are effective against brain tumors are difficult to find, as many cancer drugs often can’t cross the blood-brain barrier to reach the brain. This limits the choice of possible treatments. Neuro-oncologists have been searching intensively for some time to find better drugs that can reach the brain and eliminate the tumor.
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