eflornithine/sulindac (Pending FDA Approval)

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Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

Pending FDA approval to delay the need for major surgeries in the colon, rectum or surgical pouch owing to familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)

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Eflornithine: Irreversibly inhibits ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), an enzyme that catalyzes biosynthesis of intracellular polyamines required for cell division and differentiation

Sulindac: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), blocks cyclic guanosine monophosphate-phosphodiesterase (cGMP-PDE), an enzyme that inhibits the normal apoptosis signal pathway; this inhibition permits the apoptotic signal pathway to proceed unopposed, resulting in apoptotic cell death

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