Amala Cancer Research Centre has an active research programme to identify drugs that will be helpful in various diseases including cancer. Some of the areas in which research is undertaken are :
Cancer – Biochemistry
Cancer – Immunology
Development of plant based & synthetic chemotherapeutic drugs
Radioprotective and radiosensitizing agents
Chemoprevention and Chemopreventive agents against cancer
Usefulness of Ayurvedic drugs as adjuvants in cancer therapy
Antidiabetic drug from plants
Industrial pollutants and cancer
Anti-metastasis drugs in cancer
Immunomodulators and their use in cancer
Development of drugs for AIDS
Antiviral and anticancer agents from fungi and mushrooms
Development of callus cultures for identification of anticancer drugs
Development of drug against atherosclerosis
Biochemical and Immunological investigation on the causes of coronary artery diseases
Development of drugs that can inhibit oncogenesis and cancer growth
Habits and cancer causation
Standardization of herbal formulation
Effect of alternate systems of medicines, such as Ayurveda and Homoeopathy in Cancer
Ayurvedic Research
Formation and clinical efficacy of Ayurvedic herbal preparation against HIV / AIDS
Palliative therapy in cancer especially combined with modern therapy
Exploration of cheap and effective Ayurvedic treatment for various diseases especially rheumatoid arthritis, low back ache, sciatic nerves, disc prolapse, diabetcs etc.
Major Achievements
Centre has developed various models for transplanted tumours, chemically induced tumours, metastatic tumours, angiogenesis and immunomodulatory function.
