Calcitriol in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer

Review

Link: http://​​ar.iiarjournals.org/​​content/​​26/​​4A/​​2647.full.pdf

From the abstract:

“Calcitriol, the principal active metabolite of vitamin D and a naturally occurring hormone, showed significant antineoplastic activity in pre-clinical models of prostate cancer and many other tumor types. These antineoplastic effects were observed at calcitriol concentrations substantially above the physiological range.”