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Methadone Breaks Resistance in Leukemia Monday, August 04, 2008 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> Cancer Research   
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Researchers in Germany have discovered that methadone, an agent used to break addiction to opioid drugs, has surprising killing power against leukemia cells, including treatment resistant forms of the cancer. Their laboratory study suggests that methadone holds promise as a new therapy for leukemia, especially in patients whose cancer no longer responds to chemotherapy and radiation. (source: aacr.org)
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