Soft drink could enhance effects of an anti-cancer drug

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 13:31 in Health & Medicine

Experiments with an artificial stomach suggest that a popular lemon-lime soft drink could play an unexpected role in improving the effectiveness of an oral anti-cancer drug. The experiments produced evidence that patients will absorb more of the unnamed drug, tested in Phase 1 in clinical trials, when taken with "flat" or degassed Sprite.

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