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    It is found that a kind of natural hormone can enhance the chemotherapy effect of lung cancer

    • Last Update: 2018-07-26
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Although immunotherapy for lung cancer has made a great breakthrough, most patients still need cisplatin chemotherapy However, less than one-third of the patients have therapeutic effects, and often have side effects such as kidney damage In order to improve the therapeutic effect of lung cancer patients, Professor Neil Watkins and others found the effect of a kind of protein called activity on chemotherapy tolerance and chemotherapy-induced renal injury According to the new results of researchers from Sydney and Melbourne, a naturally occurring hormone can enhance the chemotherapy effect of lung cancer These hormones, called follistatin, prevent kidney damage from chemotherapy The researchers found that after receiving FST and chemotherapy, the lung tumor began to shrink, the survival time of mice was significantly prolonged, and kidney damage could be avoided The researchers thought that FST was a safe and effective auxiliary method to improve the therapeutic effect of chemotherapy  
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