Cancer

New cancer data have been reported by scientists at Ghent University

Published in Cancer Weekly, August 4th, 2009

According to a study from Ghent, Belgium, "The aim of this study was to determine whether administration of chemotherapy interferes with the quantitative uptake of [(99)mTc]hydrazinonicotinamide (HYNIC) annexin V in normal human tissues at 5-7 h and 40-44 h after treatment initiation. Eleven cancer patients were prospectively included in this study after written informed consent."

"Five patients underwent two scintigraphic scans with [Tc-99m]HYNIC annexin V within 40-44 h from each other without any treatment given in between (control group or group 1). Six other patients starting a new chemotherapy or bisphosphonate regimen (treated group or group 2) underwent a...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-08-04)

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