Very Effective Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor

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Company:

Synthonix

Product Name:

Stavudine

Catalog Number:

S2693

Frequent activation of endogenous retrotransposons in cancer cells leads to genomic instability in tumors. To examine the potential anticancer effects of inhibiting retrotransposition, we treated two mouse cancer models (MMTV-HER2/Neu and Th-MYCN mice) that naturally develop breast cancer and neuroblastoma with stavudine, a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI).

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Oral treatment

Starting Material

N/A

Tips

STV provided in non-acidified sterile water, pH 7, at 1mg/mL

Results Summary

Although NRTI was ineffective as cancer prophylactic and had no direct antitumor activity in this MMTV-HER2/Neu model of breast cancer, it caused a dramatic effect on tumor relapses, significantly delaying tumor recurrence and prolonging progression-free survival.

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The Good

Very effective inhibitor of nucleoside reverse transcriptase.

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None.

The Bottom Line

Highly recommend.

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