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28 Jun 2011

Leukothera Combined with Other Agents Enhances Anti-Leukemia Effects

Recent findings showed when combined with standard anti-leukemia agents, the biological activity of a drug candidate showed synergistic anti-leukemia effects.

Recent findings showed that when combined with standard anti-leukemia agents, the biological activity of Leukothera, a drug candidate under development by Actinobac Biomed, Inc., showed synergistic anti-leukemia effects.

 

The outcome of these in vitro experiments demonstrated that combining Leukothera with such widely employed drugs as etoposide, mitoxantrone, daunorubicin, busulfan and imatinib killed leukemia cells much more effectively than when the agents were used alone.  Leukothera is a natural biologic agent that specifically targets malignant and/or inflammatory white blood cells involved in disease. 

 

Dr. Scott Kachlany, founder of Actinobac Biomed, explained. "Drug combination therapies for cancer are now frequently considered by oncologists due

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