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Researchers are investigating whether protease inhibitors could
possibly be used to treat cancer. For example, nelfinavir and atazanavir
are able to kill tumor cells in culture (in a Petri dish).[10][11]
This effect has not yet been examined in humans; but studies in
laboratory mice have shown that nelfinavir is able to suppress the
growth of tumors in these animals, which represents a promising lead
towards testing this drug in humans as well.[11]
Inhibitors of the proteasome, such as Velcade/Bortezomib are now front-line drugs for the treatment of various cancers, notably Multiple Myeloma." wikipedia
could you imagine blocking formation of undesirable cytokines, you could prevent resistance to to AIs., you could delay resistance to hormone based treatment modalities!
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