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Methadone Seen As New Treatment To Treat Chemotherapy-Resistant ......

Berlin, Germany (AHN) - Methadone, an agent used to break addiction to drugs, has ability to destroy leukemia cells without harming healthy cells, a study has found.

The study, published in the August 1 issue of Cancer Research, suggests that methadone holds promise especially in patients whose cancer no longer responds to chemotherapy and radiation.

Senior author Claudia Friesen, o...

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