back to top
Monday, 2 December, 2024
HomeOncologyNew technology that detects and kills only cancer cells tested

New technology that detects and kills only cancer cells tested

The first preclinical study of a new [b]Rice University[/b]-developed anti-cancer technology found that a novel combination of existing clinical treatments can instantaneously detect and kill only cancer cells – often by blowing them apart — without harming surrounding normal organs. [s]Science Daily[/s] reports that the research, conducted by researchers from Rice, the [b]University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre[/b] and [b]Northeastern University[/b], found that Rice’s ‘quadr apeutics’ technology was 17 times more efficient than conventional chemo-radiation therapy against aggressive, drug-resistant head and neck tumours.

[link url=http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140601150816.htm]Full Science Daily report [/link]
[link url=http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nm.3484.html]Nature Medicine abstract[/link]

MedicalBrief — our free weekly e-newsletter

We'd appreciate as much information as possible, however only an email address is required.