Mark Broussenko, medical director for both platforms, acknowledged the groundwork started long before Health Canadas approval came through as Novo Nordisk, the original manufacturer, failed to renew a key patent protection back in 2019
In addition, DHA induced ferroptosis as an antitumor agent in primary liver cancer (PLC) by activating the anti-survival unfolded protein response (UPR) and upregulating Chac GSH specific -glutamylcyclo-transferase 1 (CHAC1) expression, which was significantly attenuated by Fer-1 and DFO application after iron loading (95)

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