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Methadone May Overcome Treatment-Resistant Leukemia
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Title Methadone May Overcome Treatment-Resistant Leukemia
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/578451?src=rss
Description In vitro studies at the University of Ulm in Germany indicate that methadone induces apoptosis of leukemia cells without affecting nonleukemic lymphocytes. As reported in the August 1 issue of Cancer Research, methadone was even effective in killing multidrug-resistant leukemia cells. Reuters Health Information
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Date Aug 5, 2008
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