Pancreatic Cancer

Reports outline pancreatic cancer research from University of California

Published in Cancer Law Weekly, December 20th, 2008

" Colorectal and pancreatic cancers together comprise the third and fourth most common causes of cancer-related death in the United States. In both of these cancers, complete detection of primary and metastatic lesions at the time of surgery is critical to optimal surgical resection and appropriate patient treatment," scientists in the United States report.

"Materials and Methods We have investigated the use of fluorophore-labeled anti-carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) monoclonal antibody to aid in cancer visualization in nude mouse models of human colorectal and pancreatic cancer. Anti-CEA was conjugated with a green fluorophore. Subcutaneous, orthotopic primary and...

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Source: Cancer Law Weekly (2008-12-20)

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