Unusual metals could forge new cancer drugs

**Drugs** made using unusual **metals** could form an effective **treatment** against colon and ovarian **cancer**, including cancerous cells that have developed immunity to other drugs, according to research at the University of Warwick and the University of Leeds. The study, published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, showed that a range of **compounds** containing the two transition metals **Ruthenium** and **Osmium**, which are found in the same part of the periodic table as precious metals like platinum and gold, cause significant **cell death** in ovarian and colon cancer cells. "University of Warwick":[ http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/unusual_metals_could]

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