Potential use of pentoxifylline in cancer therapy.

Conclusions PTX is described to possess several properties which may be exploited in cancer treatment. The drug reportedly to not only have anticancer activity itself, but also increase cancer cells susceptibility to radiation therapy and, additionally, reduce long-term side effects of this therapy. What is more, numerous research groups report that PTX may increase anticancer potential of commonly used anticancer drugs such as cisplatin or doxorubicin as well as reduce side effects of these drugs. Significance PTX should be considered as potential drug in the combined anticancer therapy. PMID: 29804530 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology - Category: Biotechnology Authors: Tags: Curr Pharm Biotechnol Source Type: research