Artificial sweetener could someday provide cancer treatments with fewer side effects

(American Chemical Society) Artificial sweeteners are used in diet drinks and foods but also could someday be used as treatments targeting carbonic anhydrase IX (CA IX), a protein associated with aggressive cancers. Although several drugs have been approved that target similar forms of CA, they aren't selective and may cause side effects, including vomiting and fatigue. Now researchers report in ACS' Journal of Medicinal Chemistry that an artificial sweetener could lead to development of a more selective therapy.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news