Peptide being tested to treat atherosclerosis inhibits ovarian cancer growth
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 04:30
in Health & Medicine
A drug in testing to treat atherosclerosis significantly inhibited growth of ovarian cancer in both human cell lines and mouse models, the first such report of a peptide being used to fight malignancies, according to a study by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.