Breast Cancer
Lymphatic mapping enables real-time intraoperative detection of lymphatic metastases
Published in Health and Medicine Week, August 14th, 2006
In a recent report, researchers in the United States conducted a study to "investigate the use of a green fluorescent protein (GFP)-expressing oncolytic herpes virus to enable real-time intraoperative detection of breast cancer lymph node metastases.
"Axillary lymph node status is the most important factor determining treatment, recurrence, and overall survival for women with breast cancer. The current methods of determining nodal status, however, have limitations."
"NV1066 is a novel oncolytic herpes viral strain that specifically infects cancer...
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