The substance from the Easter Island dirt was found to fight fungi and stop cancer cells from growing, which got cancer researchers interested in studying it further.
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Clinical efficacy of rapamycin in cancer treatment
Phase III RCTs evaluating rapamycin or its analogs (everolimus, temsirolimus) in patients with solid tumors, measuring tumor response rates and survival outcomes
Association between rapamycin use and cancer outcomes
Cohort study of transplant patients on rapamycin versus other immunosuppressants, comparing cancer incidence rates
Antitumor activity documentation
Original laboratory and early clinical case reports documenting rapamycin's antiproliferative effects on cancer cell lines
Historical context of anticancer research
Narrative review documenting the history of rapamycin's anticancer research