by Stowers Institute for Medical Research Fluorescent image showing cells with normal nucleoli (bright orange) in nuclei (purple) surrounded by actin filaments (dark blue). Credit: Tamara Potapova, Gerton Lab, Stowers Institute for Medical Research.With around 90% of drugs failing to make it to market, the potential for improving efficiency within the drug development industry is...
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Fibroblast inhibitors assist anti-cancer drugs to suppress cancer growth
by American Institute of Physics A 3D co-culture system mimics the tumor microenvironment for studying the impact of drug combinations. An anti-fibrotic drug, nintedanib, could improve the effect of an anti-cancer drug, cisplatin, to reduce tumor growth and invasion. Credit: Huei-Jyuan Pan Fibroblasts build and maintain the extracellular matrix, or physical scaffolding for cells, in the...
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Scientists find a new use for already known anti-cancer drugs
Researchers from Nizhny Novgorod and Ghent have proposed new approaches to enhancing the efficacy of cancer therapy and preventing the development of new tumors in the body LOBACHEVSKY UNIVERSITY The world scientific community is waging a difficult and prolonged war on cancer. New research in the field of immunogenic cell death can extend the area...