Colon Cancer
Reports outline colon cancer study results from Yang Ming National University
Published in Cancer Weekly, January 26th, 2010
According to a study from Taipei, Taiwan, "In our previous studies using combined radioisotopes with chemotherapeutic liposomal drugs (i.e., In-111-labeled polyethylene glycol (PEG)ylated liposomal vinorelbine) we have reported possible therapeutic efficiency in tumor growth suppression. Nevertheless, the challenge remains as to whether this chemotherapy has a therapeutic effect as good as that of combination therapy."
"The goal of this study was to investigate the real therapeutic effectiveness of 6 mol% PEG In-111-vinorelbine liposomes via the elevation of the radiation dosage and reduction in the concentration of chemotherapeutic agents. Murine colon carcinoma cells...
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