The Scientist : Immunosuppressive drug protects against cancer [5/2/2002]

Immunosuppressive drug protects against cancer

Email: Tudor Toma - t.toma@ic.ac.uk
News from The Scientist 2002, 3(1):20020205-03

5 February 2002

Rapamycin (RAPA) is a bacterial macrolide with antifungal and immunosupressant activities, which is used to prevent allograft rejection in organ transplant patients. In February Nature Medicine, Markus Guba and colleagues from University of Regensburg, Germany, show that in addition to providing effective immunosuppression, RAPA may also reduce the risk of cancer development.

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