Tolfenamic Acid Works Against Compounds That Cause Pancreatic Cancer

Main Category: Pancreatic Cancer
Article Date: 23 Jun 2006 - 10:00 PDT

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Tolfenamic acid, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), fights pancreatic cancer by reducing the levels of some cellular proteins that contribute to tumor growth and metastasis. Stephen Safe, Ph.D., of Texas A&M University in College Station, and colleagues at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Tx., used a mouse model of pancreatic cancer to investigate the anticancer activities of tolfenamic acid and related compounds.

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Highlights in the June 21 JNCI
Contact: Stephen Safe ssafe@cvm.tamu.edu

Contact: Ariel Whitworth
Journal of the National Cancer Institute

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