Home » today » Health » UCLouvain scientists discover medicine against breast cancer recurrences and metastases UCLouvain scientists discover medicine against breast cancer recurrences and metastases March 15, 2022 by world today news – © Vum – Scientists from the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), the University of Louvain-la-Neuve, have succeeded, thanks to a new drug, in preventing recurrences – when a new cancer develops in an organ that has already been affected – and spreading metastases of a human breast cancer in mice. The world premiere was published in the scientific journal Cancers. UCLouvain announced this in a press release on Monday. – evdgSource: BELGIAN Today at 06:41— The molecule MitoQ, the basis of the medicine, has already been tested in humans during a clinical phase I study and has been shown to be of low toxicity (nausea and vomiting). The molecule will soon be tested for phases II and III. The research shows that relapses and metastases, the main causes of cancer mortality, can be prevented more effectively. “We expected that we would be able to block metastases,” says researcher Pierre Sonveaux. “But preventing cancer recurrences was a complete surprise.” MitoQ, a drug that was being developed for diseases other than cancer, in combination with classical chemotherapy was able to prevent the development of metastases in 80 percent of the cases in mice that were carriers of human breast cancer. And in 75 percent of cases, local breast cancer recurrences were prevented. In contrast, in most untreated mice, the cancer recurred and metastasized. In Belgium, 1,000 patients per year are affected by triple-negative breast cancer, which accounts for 10 to 15 percent of all breast cancers. About half of the patients will develop local recurrences and metastases, regardless of the treatment. For them, the new drug could help prevent those two events in the long run. — Related posts:Alert! These 3 Changes Could Be Signs of a Deadly Diseasea website to find an emergency physiotherapistWithout "Booster," Three Vaccines Have Strong Immune Response Up To 8 Monthsher seven-year-old son, present in the car, was taken to hospitalShare this:FacebookX Related Video: 19-year-old Lapinski gets his first goal in the Swiss Premier League TRUE OR FALSE. Fuel prices: in Occitania, has the liter really fallen below 2 euros as expected? Leave a Comment Cancel replyCommentName Email Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Search for: