Nanomedicine trials show promise in shrinking advanced tumors
A new method of delivering cancer drugs that could cut down on chemotherapy’s side effects and boost the strength of the tumor-fighting medicine has shown promise, US researchers said Wednesday.
Early phase 1 studies on a small group of humans have shown the therapy, which delivers a potent cancer drug directly to the tumor through a process known as nanomedicine, is safe and shows some effectiveness in shrinking cancers.
The treatment had an effect even when given at doses as low as 20 percent of the typical amount, said the research presented at a science conference in Chicago and published simultaneously in Science Translational Medicine.
In addition, it was shown to concentrate drug activity in the tumor up to 10 times higher than seen in conventional application of the same chemo drug.
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