USE OF POLYMER D-LACTIC ACID (PDLA) OR EQUIVALENTS THEREOF TO INHIBIT GROWTH OF CANCER CELLS AND DIAGNOSE CANCERS

摘要

The invention provides method for sequestering or trapping L-lactate in or near a tumor cell comprising contacting an isolated polymer of D-lactic acid (PDLA) or an equivalent, derivative or analog thereof with the tumor cell so that the PDLA binds L-lactate in or near the cell and thereby sequestering or trapping L-lactate in or near the tumor cells.