Shuttle Pharmaceuticals – TheNewswire - (SHPH), has announced that it has been awarded patents in the U.S. and Hong Kong for its radiation sensitizing HDAC inhibitor technology platform, which is focused on reducing side effects and improving outcomes for cancer patients treated with radiation therapy.

Approximately 800,000 patients in the US are treated with radiation therapy for their cancers. The number of patients being treated with radiation therapy is expected to grow by more than 22% over the next five years.

Treatment with HDAC inhibitors allows regulation of gene expression by blocking HDAC enzyme activity and allowing genes to be "turned on" to express proteins involved in regulation of the cell cycle, DNA damage response and immune activation. Inhibiting HDAC enzymes can turn on tumor suppressor genes to help control cell division and slow down cancer progression. 

Chief Executive Officer of Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Dr. Dritschilo stated: "We are developing our platform with the goal of being on the leading-edge in helping cancer patients treated with radiation therapy have the best possible outcomes and dramatically improve their quality of life."

Founded in 2012 by faculty members of the Georgetown University Medical Center, Shuttle Pharmaceuticals is a discovery and development stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on improving the outcomes for cancer patients treated with radiation therapy.

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