An experimental drug blocks two points of a crucial cancer cell signalling pathway and thus inhibits the growth of ovarian cancer cells, new research has revealed.
The study at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center performed on mouse models also showed significant increase of survival in mice with ovarian cancer.
Ovarian Cancer | Cancer in the Ovaries - Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention
Ovarian cancer affects both the ovaries and is referred to as the 'silent killer' as the symptoms go unnoticed until the disease advances.
Ovarian cancer affects both the ovaries and is referred to as the 'silent killer' as the symptoms go unnoticed until the disease advances.
It also enhances the effect of platinum chemotherapy on ovarian cancer cells that are still responding to the therapy, said Oliver Dorigo, an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology and senior author of the study.
Dorigo focused his research on a pathway called PI3Kinase/Akt/mTOR, which once activated promotes ovarian cancer growth.
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome - Overview
Polycystic ovarian syndrome is the most common hormonal disorder among women of reproductive age and can cause infertility.
Polycystic ovarian syndrome is the most common hormonal disorder among women of reproductive age and can cause infertility.
The study has been published in the April 15, 2011 issue of the journal Clinical Cancer Research.
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About Cancer in Women
Cancer is one of the frequently talked about and most feared disease that falls under the genre of lifestyle diseases that have evolved, rather rapidly, in the past two decades.
Cancer is one of the frequently talked about and most feared disease that falls under the genre of lifestyle diseases that have evolved, rather rapidly, in the past two decades.
