Tumor regression with a combination of drugs interfering with the tumor metabolism: Efficacy of hydroxycitrate, lipoic acid and capsaicin

Investigational New Drugs

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 256-264

  Schwartz, Laurent ^a,b   Guais, Adeline ^c   Israël, Maurice ^c   Junod, Bernard ^d   Steyaert, Jean Marc ^a   Crespi, Elisabetta ^e   Baronzio, Gianfranco ^e   Abolhassani, Mohammad ^f  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^b RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Biorebus   (France)

^d Formindep   (France)

^e Centro Medico Kines   (Italy)

^f Nosco Pharmaceuticals   (France)

Author keywords

Cancer; Capsaicin; Metabloc; Metabolism; Warburg

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; CELL DNA; CISPLATIN; HYDROXYCITRIC ACID; OCTREOTIDE; THIOCTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TARGETING; IN VIVO STUDY; LUNG CANCER; MELANOMA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR REGRESSION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CAPSAICIN; CARCINOMA, LEWIS LUNG; CITRATES; HUMANS; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, INBRED C57BL; SENSORY SYSTEM AGENTS; THIOCTIC ACID; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84879555144     PISSN: 01676997     EISSN: 15730646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10637-012-9849-z     Document Type: Article

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