There are many diseases that may recur after treatment, so many head and neck cancer patients are worried about such a situation, and their frequent ruminations may cause a lot of psychological stress to them.
A new study has found that Istradefylline, a drug already approved to treat Parkinson's disease, not only reduces the toxicity associated with the chemotherapy drug cisplatin, but also boosts its cancer-fighting power, promising a potential treatment to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy.