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Blood pressure drug boosts effectiveness of cancer therapy

Telmisartan uniquely boosts olaparib's effect by increasing tumor DNA damage and immune response, enabling trials for resistant prostate and ovarian cancers, Dartmouth researchers report.

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An inexpensive blood pressure drug could improve the health of cancer patients, according to a recent preclinical study. The drug, telmisartan, is FDA-approved to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) and to reduce heart attack and stroke risk in certain patients.

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News Medical broke the news in United States on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.
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