Researchers from Australia have found that local octopus venom reduces toxicity in the treatment of malignant melanoma. And this allows you to increase the dose of drugs to which patients develop resistance.
Malignant melanoma is the most aggressive type of skin cancer, with a mortality rate of over 50%. Melanoma develops very quickly and often gives metastases, it must be treated in a timely manner, using powerful drugs. Unfortunately, over time, some patients develop resistance to them, but the dosage cannot be increased – the drugs are extremely toxic. And now researchers from Australia have found a solution to this problem.
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True, it does not apply to everyone, but only to patients with malignant melanoma and a mutation in the BRAF gene. Preclinical studies have shown that Australian octopus venom slows down tumor growth and reduces the toxicity of melanoma drugs. The authors of the study studied various poisons of marine organisms and found that it was octopus venom that was most effective in combating melanoma cells with a gene mutation.
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The most striking thing is that when this poison was tested on healthy cells, it had no effect even at very high concentrations. Consequently, the poison will not have a destructive effect on healthy areas of the body. (READ MORE)
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