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Old 10-08-2019, 03:24 PM   #2
donocco
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Re: New understanding of breast cancer metastasis to bone

Another reason many cancers spread to the bones is that the bones are very rich in cells that produce Interleukin 6 and this is important in many areas of cancer cell proliferation and angiogenesis. There is a drug called Sylvant (Siltuxumab) which "soaks up Interleukin 6 but the only approved FDA indication is for Castlemans stndrome
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