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​ Promising treatment for cancer-related fatigue

09 Oct 2023 by Ted Escobedo   1 min read
Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a debilitating yet all-too-common condition, which can severely affect quality of life for patients undergoing treatment. For those struggling with CRF, there have been no effective pharmaceutical treatments for the constellation of symptoms that together define the syndrome.

In a new study led by Yale Cancer Center researchers at Yale School of Medicine, the team found that a metabolism-targeting drug called dichloroacetate (DCA) helped alleviate CRF in mice, without interfering with cancer treatments. The findings are a pathway for future CRF research that may someday lead to a new therapy for patients.
The results were published in American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism on Oct. 2.
Know more: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/2310...

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