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FDA-Approved Antidepressant Treats Incurable Brain Cancer in Preclinical Trial (www.sciencealert.com)
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[โ€“] floofloof@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This isn't just symptomatic treatment, according to the article:

The growth of the most aggressive and deadly brain cancer, glioblastoma, was effectively suppressed in both ex vivo human tissue samples and in living mice by an FDA approved serotonin modulator currently used to treat major depression.

This medication doesn't shrink the cancer, but it does slow down its growth.