Sodium Dichloroacetate (DCA)

Description

Suggested use: 

As prescribed by your doctor: 

Benefits

• Inhibits the growth of cancer cells by altering their metabolism
• Helps in reactivating the mitochondria in cancer cells, shifting their metabolism from glycolysis back to normal cellular respiration
• Induces apoptosis (programmed cell death) in cancer cells, potentially reducing tumor size
• By promoting oxidative phosphorylation, DCA reduces the hypoxic conditions in tumors, making them less aggressive
• Enhances the efficacy of other cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy
• Targets cancer cells while having minimal toxic effects on normal cells
• Reduces the production of lactate in cancer cells, which is associated with a less aggressive cancer phenotype
•  Inhibits metastasis

Dichloroacetic acid, sometimes called bichloroacetic acid, is an organic compound with the formula CHCl₂CO₂H. 

An extensive body of literature describes the anticancer properties of dichloroacetate (DCA). In recent years, the number of reports supporting DCA employment against cancer increased also because of the great interest in targeting the metabolism of tumor cells. Dissecting DCA’s mechanism of action helped to understand the basis of its selective efficacy against cancer cells. Successful coadministration of DCA with conventional chemotherapy, radiotherapy, other drugs, or natural compounds has been tested in several cancer models. New drug delivery systems and multiaction compounds containing DCA and other drugs seem to ameliorate bioavailability and appear more efficient thanks to the synergistic action of multiple agents. The spread of reports supporting the efficiency of DCA in cancer therapy has prompted additional studies that led to finding other potential molecular targets of DCA. Interestingly, DCA could significantly affect cancer stem cell fraction and contribute to cancer eradication. Collectively, these findings provide a strong rationale for novel clinical translational studies of DCA in cancer therapy.

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