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Dichloroacetic_acid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichloroacetic_acid#Cancer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichloroacetic_acid#Cancer Can't be patent protected

by tiatia 10y ago

Dichloroacetic_acid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichloroacetic_acid#Cancer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichloroacetic_acid#Cancer Can't be patent protected, hence clinical trials are very difficult (to fund) but are under way for limited applications: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24297161 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24297161 The mechanism of action targets the unique cancer cells energy metabolism.

apo 10y ago
And here's a review (although old) of the literature on the link between dichloroacetate (DCA), glucose, and cancer: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2567082/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2567082/