Drug prevents human breast cancer recurrence and metastasis (IMAGE)

Université catholique de Louvain

Drug prevents human breast cancer recurrence and metastasis

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Scientists at University of Louvain (UCLouvain) have succeeded in preventing the recurrence and spreading of a human breast cancer in mice, in conditions very similar to clinical practice, thanks to a new drug (the molecule MitoQ) What next? MitoQ has already been tested in people during an initial clinical phase and its toxicity is slight. Phase 2 and 3 tests are expected shortly. This highly promising world first, published in the scientific journal Cancers, shows that relapses and metastases, the main causes of cancer mortality, can be prevented more effectively.

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