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Reports Outline Inorganic Chemicals Research from Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek Hospital

Published in Cancer Weekly, June 21st, 2011

2011 JUN 21 -- "Annexin V imaging is suggested to provide a good indication of cancer treatment efficacy," researchers in Amsterdam, Netherlands report.

"To study the accuracy of Tc-99m-AnxV imaging, we monitored chemo-sensitive and chemo-resistant tumors in a mouse breast cancer model after treatment with docetaxel. Sensitive tumors showed a slight peak in Tc-99m-AnxV uptake one day post-treatment, while uptake in resistant tumors remained constant," wrote C.A.C. Beekman and colleagues, Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek Hospital.

The researchers concluded: "In contrast to immunohistochemical analysis, Tc-99m-AnxV imaging could not be used to...

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