Combination of Drugs may Improve Survival in Brain Cancer

Adding the chemotherapy drug hydroxyurea to the current chemotherapy protocol for glioblastoma significantly increased survival in animal models in recent research at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).

combination of chemotherapy drugs may improve survival in brain cancer
- adding hydrooyurea to current chemotherapy drug, temozolomide, may improve survival in glioblastoma
- either of the two drugs alone has only a moderate effect on tumor growth and survival

Combination of Drugs may Improve Survival in Brain Cancer

Combined therapy of chemotherapy with hydroxyurea may significantly improve treatment for deadly brain tumor glioblastoma. Read More

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