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Are beta‐blockers on the therapeutic horizon for ovarian cancer treatment?
Author(s) -
Bunch Kristen P.,
Annunziata Christina M.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.29394
Subject(s) - medicine , ovarian cancer , beta (programming language) , cancer , disease , oncology , intensive care medicine , gynecology , computer science , programming language
Widely used medications for other disease processes, such as beta‐blockers used for the management of hypertension, may provide therapeutic potential in patients with cancer, perhaps by altering the tumor microenvironment. The article by Watkins et al in the current issue performed a comprehensive review of beta‐blocker use in women with ovarian cancer, and identified nonselective beta‐blockers associated with longer overall survival.