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. 2012 Mar;79(3):235-8.
doi: 10.1111/j.1747-0285.2011.01287.x. Epub 2012 Jan 11.

Salinomycin: a new cancer drug candidate

Adam Huczynski  1
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Salinomycin: a new cancer drug candidate

Adam Huczynski. Chem Biol Drug Des. 2012 Mar.

Abstract

Very recently, it has been shown that it is possible to selectively kill breast cancer stem cells using the ionophore antibiotic, salinomycin. Its ability to kill cancer stem cells and apoptosis-resistant cancer cells may define salinomycin as a novel anticancer drug.

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