A cheap antidepressant could help treat incurable brain tumours, early studies show

Antidepressant could be used to treat brain tumours, scientists suggest

Researchers find drugs penetrate blood-brain barrier, reaching the often aggressive glioblastoma

Promising antidepressant offers hope for glioblastoma treatment

Glioblastoma is a particularly aggressive brain tumor that at present is incurable. Cancer doctors can extend patients' life expectancy through operations, radiation, chemotherapy or surgical interventions. Nevertheless, half of patients die within twelve months of diagnosis.

Potential Cancer Breakthrough: Common Antidepressant Effective Against Brain Tumors

Vortioxetine, an antidepressant, shows promise against glioblastoma in lab tests conducted by ETH Zurich, leading to forthcoming clinical trials. Glioblastoma is an incurable and fatal type of brain cancer. In a large-scale drug screening, the antidepressant, vortioxetine emerged as one of the most effective agents against these types of cancer cells. Clinical trials are already [...]

Common antidepressant ‘unexpectedly effective’ against aggressive brain tumours

Findings raise hope for treating a disease which as a poor survival rate.

Antidepressant shows promise for treating brain tumors

Glioblastoma is a particularly aggressive brain tumor that at present is incurable. Cancer doctors can extend patients' life expectancy through operations, radiation, chemotherapy or surgical interventions. Nevertheless, half of patients die within twelve months of diagnosis.

Cheap antidepressant could help treat aggressive brain tumours

Researchers in Switzerland will test the promising early results in human clinical trials.