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Telomir Pharma reports Telomir-1 kills pancreatic cancer cells in vitro; plans further studies
Telomir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Telomir-1 reduced survival of aggressive human pancreatic cancer (PANC-1) cells in concentration-dependent manner.
- Effects partially reversed by iron re-addition, suggesting iron-dependent processes contribute to response.
- Telomir-1 previously shown to influence tumor suppressor genes and iron-dependent histone demethylases relevant to pancreatic cancer.
- Pancreatic cancer has five-year survival rate of ~12%; current treatments limited by toxicity and resistance.
- Telomir plans to expand preclinical research to leukemia models and initiate in vivo validation studies for IND preparation.
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