He and colleagues from the University of Oregon, Reed College and Osaka University in Japan decided to look at actinomycin D, an antibiotic currently used to treat certain types of cancers by preventing cancer cells from transcribing, or copying, essential cancer information to new cells. (sciencedaily.com)
It currently is approved to treat certain types of cancers, including melanoma and lung cancer. (sciencedaily.com)
For example, the drug bortezomib is used to treat certain types of cancer, but it also causes unintended nerve damage in some patients. (sciencedaily.com)