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SUBMITTER: Yang M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7249593 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yang Mengyuan M Zhong Xian X Yuan Ying Y
Integrative cancer therapies 20200101
Sodium bicarbonate, commonly known as baking soda, is widely used in the clinic as an antacid for treating gastric hyperacidity, among other conditions. Chao et al have reported a clinical trial about targeting intratumor lactic acidosis-transarterial chemoembolization. Based on conventional transarterial chemoembolization, the authors added a 5% sodium bicarbonate solution to cytotoxic drugs, resulting in a high local control rate. The explanation for the antitumor effects of sodium bicarbonate ...[more]