Immunosuppressant Drug Prevents Tobacco Induced Lung Cancer

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Reply Thu 26 Apr, 2007 07:15 pm
Immunosuppressant Drug Prevents Tobacco Induced Lung Cancer
Rapamycin, an FDA-approved drug normally used to help prevent the body from rejecting organ and bone marrow transplants and also used to coat cardiac stents, was highly effective in preventing the development of tobacco-related lung tumors in mice. &nbsp;»&nbsp;<a href='http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/apr2007/nci-01a.htm'>original news</a>

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