Discovery Blocks Cancer Drug's Toxic Side Effect

A debilitating side effect of a colon cancer chemotherapy treatment could be eliminated if a new discovery bears fruit. The pre-clinical finding relates to the drug CPT-11, or Irinotecan, which can cause severe diarrhea. Researchers targeted and blocked an enzyme in bacteria in the digestive system believed to be responsible for the side effect.

Read the whole article on Newswise - Scinews

More from Newswise - Scinews