Thalidomide and Ovarian Cancer
I know that M.D. Anderson was conducting a study about the infamous drug Thalidomide for counteracting side-effects such as loss of appetite and increased nauseousness. Here’s an article that says the drug can help ovarian cancer keep at bay.
Once-feared Thalidomide may treat ovarian cancer
MINNEAPOLIS — Thalidomide, a drug once banned worldwide for causing birth defects, is showing promise as a possible treatment for ovarian cancer.Scientists at the University of Minnesota found that the drug slowed down progression of the disease in women with recurrent ovarian cancer.It’s not a cure, said Dr. Levi Downs, a women’s cancer specialist who led the study, which appears in the latest issue of the journal Cancer. But he said it may lead to better treatments and “provide more hope to women diagnosed with the cancer.” Ovarian cancer strikes about 25,000 women a year in the United States.
