Repurposing the FDA-approved anthelmintic pyrvinium pamoate for pancreatic cancer treatment: study protocol for a phase I clinical trial in early-stage pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Background Recent reports of the utilisation of pyrvinium pamoate (PP), an FDA-approved anti-helminth, have shown that it inhibits pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cell growth and proliferation in-vitro and in-vivo in preclinical models. Here, we report about an ongoing phase I open-label, si...
Main Authors: | Benjamin E Leiby, Charles Yeo, James Posey, Avinoam Nevler, Harish Lavu, T Yeo, Francesca M Ponzini, Christopher W Schultz, Shawnna Cannaday, Wilbur B Bowne, Jonathan R Brody |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2023-10-01
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Series: | BMJ Open |
Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/10/e073839.full |
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