Low-dose chemotherapy regimens could prevent tumor recurrence in types of breast cancer, pancreatic cancer
Wednesday, November 23, 2016 - 14:02
in Health & Medicine
Conventional, high-dose chemotherapy treatments can cause the fibroblast cells surrounding tumors to secrete proteins that promote the tumors’ recurrence in more aggressive forms, researchers have discovered. Frequent, low-dose chemotherapy regimens avoid this effect and may therefore be more effective at treating certain types of breast and pancreatic cancer, according to a new study.