MRI Dye Exhibits Anticancer EffectsThis is a featured page

Source: NCI Bulletin

Date: 02/21/06

Headline: MRI Dye Exhibits Anticancer Effects

Researchers from the Université Paris-René Descartes in France report in the February 15 Journal of the National Cancer Institute that mangafodipir, a contrast dye used in magnetic resonance imaging, can both protect normal cells against chemotherapy-induced damage and amplify the effect of those drugs on cancer cells.


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