Neuroblastoma drug may be repurposed to treat diabetes

03 Nov 2023


According to a study published in Cell Reports Medicine, a drug called α-difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) has shown promising results in treating type 1 diabetes in a pill form in a mice study. The drug has previously been used for African Sleeping Sickness, and in neuroblastoma maintenance therapy.

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