About TetraAs
Description of TetraAs anticancer drug
CHEMICAL
STRUCTURE
As4O6 (Arsenic hexoxide, molecular weight 395.6)
MECHANISM
- Anti-angiogenesis
- Induction of apoptosis
- Anti-NF-KB activity which is generally increased in advanced cancer
ACTION
- Effective in treating various solid cancers including cervical cancer, lung cancer, brain cancer, renal cancer, bladder cancer, and maxillary sinus cancer
- Effective in treating blood cancers such as multiple myeloma
- Very effective in reducing cancer pain
ADVANTAGE
- Oral administration
- Almost no side effects or drug tolerance
- Increase in efficacy when used in combination therapy with radiation and other anti-cancer drugs
- Sufficient safety margin
- Possible to develop injectable version
- Very effective in treating cancer pain
Advantage of TetraAs (As4O6)
