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• Published Subscription 17 Mar 2018

  A Review: Uses of Thalidomide in Cancer Treatment

  By Anusha Sudulaguntla, Jobin Joy, Mary Rathna K.M., Merikutty ., Nandu Vinod

  Abstract: Thalidomide is an anti-angiogenetic agent, which was widely used in early 1950s and 1960s for the treatment of morning sickness in pregnant women. The drug has been banned in1960 as it caused severe birth defects in children whose mothers had used thalidomide during pregnancy. Though it caused severe adverse effects the drug has found to be effective in the treatment of leprosy and multiple myeloma. These days thalidomide has been …

  Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacology · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 1–5 Read article →