Genomics
Discovery of tumor vascular targets may mean safer cancer treatment
Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, July 8th, 2004
The identification of unique biomarkers in the blood vessels of solid tumors in laboratory rats allowed SKCC researchers, using antibodies, to direct toxic radiation therapy to cancer cells without harming normal tissue. These biomarkers also exist in human tumors.
The results of the cancer research, lead by SKCC Scientific Director Jan E. Schnitzer, MD, appear in the June 10, 2004, issue of Nature.
The paper, titled "Subtractive Proteomic...
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Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (2004-07-08)
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