HIV drug effective against HER2 breast cancer

HIV drug effective against HER2 breast cancer

Filed under: Baltimore Drug Treatment

Nelfinavir, a protease inhibitor used in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), has been found to inhibit the growth of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive tumors in mice. Noting in Journal of the National Cancer …
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Baltimore City Awarded 2900 Federal Grant

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Money from the program is used to pay for law enforcement, prosecution, education drug treatment and technology improvements. Baltimore City received the most funds with $ 762,900, followed by Prince George's County, which received $ 432,311 and then …
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Drug May Benefit Patients with ADPKD

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SAN DIEGO—Tolvaptan, a drug approved by the FDA for treating hyponatremia, may inhibit cyst growth and slow kidney function decline in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), according to a new study presented at Kidney …
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