Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc.
METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING AND PREVENTING METASTATIC TUMORS

Abstract:

Some embodiments of the methods and compositions provided herein relate to the treatment and amelioration of metastatic tumors and to the prevention of distant metastasis. In some embodiments, a metastatic tumor, such as a melanoma, can be treated by reducing the activity of NOX2 in a cell of a subject. In some embodiments, the activity of NOX2 can be reduced by administering a NOX2 inhibitor, such as histamine dihydrochloride (HDC).