Preclinical activity of SDX-7320 in mouse models of obesity and obesity-driven cancer

Cancer patients who are obese face a greater risk of dying from cancer compared to non-obese patients (Calle, 2003). Excess visceral adiposity is believed to contribute to metastasis and progression of cancer via multiple mechanisms: increased secretion of the adipose tissue hormone leptin, decreased secretion of adiponectin, increased production of estrogen in adipose tissue, and elevated insulin (secondary to peripheral insulin resistance) as well as the local effects of inflammatory cytokines (Gucalp, 2016).

Tackling the Obesity and Cancer Epidemic (ASCO May 25, 2017)

Research is still lacking to support a link between obesity and an increased risk of developing all types of cancer. Nevertheless, a review1 of more than 1,000 epidemiologic studies by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a division of the World Health Organization, examining the preventive effects of weight control on cancer risk […]

SynDevRx will be attending ASCO (Chicago) June 3–7

The ASCO Annual Meeting brings together more than 30,000 oncology professionals from around the world to discuss state-of-the-art treatment modalities, new therapies, and ongoing controversies in the field.