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Cancer Gene Therapy
Data on cancer gene therapy described by researchers at Johns Hopkins University
February 24th, 2009
Investigators publish new data in the report 'Imaging of cationic multifunctional liposome-mediated delivery of COX-2 siRNA.' "Liposomes are a useful means of delivering molecular targeting agents such as small interfering RNA (siRNA) to downregulate specific pathways important in cancer growth and progression. The ability to non-invasively image these carriers is important to ascertain their delivery within the tumor," scientists in the United States report. "As cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is an important therapeutic target in cancer, we investigated loading COX-2-specific siRNA into cationic liposomes containing MR contrast agents for imaging delivery in cancer cells and...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-02-24)
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