Senolytic ABT-263 Reduces Radiation-Induced Gastrointestinal Cancer

Aging-US · Feb 18, 2025 · 4m

BUFFALO, NY—February 18, 2025 — A new #research paper was #published by Aging (Aging-US) on January 8, 2025, in Volume 17, Issue 1, titled “Senolytic agent ABT-263 mitigates low- and high-LET radiation-induced gastrointestinal cancer development in Apc1638N/+ mice.” Researchers Kamendra Kumar, Bo-Hyun Moon, Santosh Kumar, Jerry Angdisen, Bhaskar V.S. Kallakury, Albert J. Fornace Jr., and Shubhankar Suman from Georgetown University Medical Center explored whether a drug called ABT-263 could help reduce the risk of gastrointestinal (GI) cancer caused by radiation exposure. Their findings…