Potential cancer drug may offer new hope for asthma patients

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Tue, 12/08/2009 - 23:00

(University of Edinburgh) A drug being tested to treat cancer could also help patients suffering from asthma, research has suggested.Scientists at the University of Edinburgh found that the drug -- R-Roscovitine -- helps to kill certain immune cells which can exacerbate symptoms associated with asthma.


 

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