Reducing injury response to surgery with repurposed drugs: An evolving approach to prevention of cancer metastases

Despite dramatic improvements in survival for most cancers over the past decade, outcomes for cancer patients with metastatic disease continue to be dismal. Haldar et al present a randomized trial of the perioperative combination of COX2 and beta‐adrenergic blockade in patients with resectable color...

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Published in:Cancer 2020-09, Vol.126 (17), p.3916-3918
Main Authors: Lowe, Michael, Sukhatme, Vidula V., Sukhatme, Vikas P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Colorectal cancer
Colorectal carcinoma
Cyclooxygenase-2
Injury prevention
Metastases
perioperative period
repurposed drugs
Surgery
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Summary:Despite dramatic improvements in survival for most cancers over the past decade, outcomes for cancer patients with metastatic disease continue to be dismal. Haldar et al present a randomized trial of the perioperative combination of COX2 and beta‐adrenergic blockade in patients with resectable colorectal cancer.
ISSN:0008-543X
1097-0142
DOI:10.1002/cncr.32949