Typically, chemo infusions are given once every three weeks. While the drugs continue to work, your body will use the extra time to recover your blood counts, hopefully back toward more normal levels. You may also be given a white blood cell booster shot between infusion sessions. Oral chemo...
To enable the cancer cells to spread, the macrophages in a TMEM loosen the normally tight connection that exists between endothelial cells, creating a temporary opening in the wall of a blood vessel for the tumor cell to squeeze through and enter the bloodstream, facilitating its spread to other...
In addition, dFdCTP, the gemcitabine metabolite, may be incorporated into the DNA helix as a false nucleoside, preventing the replication of DNA and inducing the destruction of DNA during the synthesis phase (S phase) of the cell cycle [23]. Several types of cancers develop either complete ...