VARIOUS NATIONAL MEDIA: Arthritis drugs could be repurposed to help prevent breast cancer spreading to the bone, study suggests

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Drugs commonly used to treat arthritis may help to prevent breast cancer spreading to the bone, where it is incurable, new research suggests.

In a major new study published in Nature Communications, scientists propose that NHS arthritis drugs anakinra, canakinumab and sulfasalazine could in future be repurposed to help treat breast cancer, following the discovery of the role of bone marrow in the spread of the disease to the bone.

https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/arthritis-drugs-could-be-repurposed-to-help-prevent-breast-cancer-spreading-to-the-bone-study-suggests/

Also covered in the Sun, BBC regional TV news, BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio Scotland

Period20 Nov 2019

Media coverage

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Media coverage

  • TitleCommon arthritis drugs could block spread of breast cancer, study suggests
    Media name/outletITV
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date20/11/19
    DescriptionSimple arthritis drugs used on the NHS could help stop breast cancer spreading, research suggests.

    Scientists propose that arthritis drugs anakinra, canakinumab and sulfasalazine could be re-purposed to help block cancer reaching bones.
    URLhttps://www.itv.com/news/2019-11-20/common-arthritis-drugs-could-block-spread-of-breast-cancer-study-suggests
    PersonsRachel Eyre
  • TitleArthritis drugs prescribed on the NHS could prevent breast cancer becoming deadlier by spreading to the bones
    Media name/outletMail Online
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date20/11/19
    DescriptionCommon arthritis drugs prescribed on the NHS could stop breast cancer spreading, research suggests.

    Scientists found the tablets slashed the chance of tumour cells latching onto bone by two thirds in a study on mice, compared to rodents not on the drugs.
    URLhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7702369/Arthritis-drugs-prescribed-NHS-slash-risk-breast-cancer-spreading-bones.html
    PersonsRachel Eyre
  • TitleArthritis drugs could prevent fatal spread of breast cancer
    Media name/outletThe Telegraph
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date20/11/19
    DescriptionArthritis drugs used on the NHS could prevent the fatal spread of breast cancer, research suggests.

    Scientists believe the common medications could be re-purposed to help block cancer reaching bones.
    URLhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/11/20/arthritis-drugs-could-prevent-fatal-spread-breast-cancer/
    PersonsRachel Eyre
  • TitleCommon arthritis drug could halt breast cancer before it becomes terminal
    Media name/outletThe Mirror
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date20/11/19
    DescriptionDrugs commonly used to treat arthritis could help prevent the spread of breast cancer.

    Researchers found three NHS arthritis drugs had the potential to stop the disease reaching a patient’s bones, where it becomes incurable.
    URLhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/common-arthritis-drug-could-halt-20918601
    PersonsRachel Eyre
  • TitleArthritis drugs can battle breast cancer
    Media name/outletThe Scotsman
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date20/11/19
    DescriptionDrugs commonly used to treat arthritis may help to prevent breast cancer spreading to the bone, where it is incurable, new research suggests.

    In a major new study, scientists propose that NHS arthritis drugs anakinra, canakinumab and sulfasalazine could in future be repurposed to help treat breast cancer, following the discovery of the role bone marrow plays in the spread of the disease.
    URLhttps://www.scotsman.com/health/arthritis-drugs-can-battle-breast-cancer-1-5049041
    PersonsRachel Eyre, Robert Clarke
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Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Cancer

Keywords

  • breast cancer