Stem Cell Research
Engineered Stem Cells Can Home In On Tumors And Deliver Drug Payload In Mice
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Posted on Nov 09, 2004, 3 a.m.
By Bill Freeman
Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have perfected a delivery system for anticancer treatment that zeroes in on a tumor and becomes part of its supporting tissue. This new "cellular vehicle" then pumps drugs directly into cancer cells to disable them, but leaves normal tissue alone.
Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have perfected a delivery system for anticancer treatment that zeroes in on a tumor and becomes part of its supporting tissue. This new "cellular vehicle" then pumps drugs directly into cancer cells to disable them, but leaves normal tissue alone.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/11/041103233758.htm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/11/041103233758.htm