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A new and innovative way of delivering targeted chemotherapy to cancer tumours

Improving effectiveness with reduced side effects - fingers crossed for this first-in-person trial

18-Dec-2019

Key points from article :

First patient on the clinical trial is receiving treatment for a tumour in her liver.

New therapy tries to aim drugs directly at the tumour, without attacking nearby healthy cells.

More chemotherapy drugs are pumped into tumours by using ultrasound waves and microscopic clusters.

Acoustic cluster therapy could reduce chemotherapy side effects.

Many more trials are needed before it could be used more widely.

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Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Hospital dedicated to cancer diagnosis, treatment, research and education.

The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)

One of the world’s most influential cancer research organizations

Topics mentioned on this page:
Cancer, Medical Technology