Tag: anthracycline

Anthracycline: A type of chemotherapy drug widely used to treat breast cancer. Examples include doxorubicin and epirubicin. Anthracyclines work primarily by inhibiting DNA replication in rapidly growing cancer cells. Anthracyclines also trigger cell death by damaging cell mitochondria.

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05/30/12
Fish oil might promote Adriamycin-induced heart damage
02/15/12
Grapes might help protect against Adriamycin-induced heart damage
12/15/11
Kaempferol protects against Adriamycin-induced heart damage
12/07/11
Modern chemotherapy reduces BC death by about a third
12/01/11
Herceptin + anthracycline chemo increases risk of cardiomyopathy
11/09/11
Curcumin reduces breast cancer resistance to Adriamycin
10/09/11
Low white blood cell count may indicate chemotherapy is working
09/24/11
Caffeine may reduce the effectiveness of Adriamycin chemotherapy
07/11/11
Taking Celebrex might reduce effectiveness of chemotherapy
11/03/10
Chemotherapy resistance is accompanied by more BC stem cells

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