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Treatment of Kras-Variant Cancers with Serotonin Transporter Inhibitors

Treatment of Kras-Variant Cancers with Serotonin Transporter Inhibitors

  • Ovarian tumors with KRAS variant are resistant to treatment with standard chemotherapies including cisplatin
  • Yale scientists have discovered that serotonin transport inhibitors selectively inhibit KRAS-variant ovarian cancer.
  • This method can also be used to specifically treat other cancer, such as breast cancer, with KRAS–variant.
  • Intellectual property patent application pending