Anakinra researched for use in chemotherapy

Updated May 23 2022 - 12:26pm, first published 12:00pm
REPURPOSED: A drug used for arthritis has been repurposed to restrict the use of antibiotics in the treatment of side effects caused by blood cancer, including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Photo: Shutterstock.
REPURPOSED: A drug used for arthritis has been repurposed to restrict the use of antibiotics in the treatment of side effects caused by blood cancer, including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Photo: Shutterstock.

A drug used for arthritis has been repurposed to restrict the use of antibiotics in the treatment of side effects caused by blood cancer, including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

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