Moreover, in spite of the lower potency compared with doxorubicin, betulinic acid seems to be selective for tumor cells with minimal toxicity against normal cells.
A preliminary report of the use of EBV-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes revealed minimal toxicity and evidence of significant antitumor activity in patients with relapsed or refractory nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Research on new adjuvants focuses on substances which have minimal toxicity while retaining maximum immunostimulation.
Since the body effectively deals with the two monomers, there is minimal systemic toxicity associated with using PLGA for drug delivery or biomaterial applications.
Also with these studies, minimal toxicity was found when multi-walled carbon nanotubes were injected into mice.
This suggests that there was minimal toxicity associated with the chemopreventive intervention, except in the tamoxifen + 4-HPR group, in which mild toxicity was observed.
After a specific pathogen is isolated, antibiotic therapy is modified to provide optimal therapeutic response with minimal toxicity.
The investigators found that intravenous and oral amygdalin showed minimal toxicity under the conditions evaluated; however, two patients who ate raw almonds while undergoing oral treatment developed symptoms of cyanide poisoning.
The authors concluded that their results suggested that SC clodronate is an effective treatment for hypercalcemia of malignancy and is associated with minimal toxicity.
Still, the results suggested minimal toxicity and no significant dysfunction of the bone marrow.