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Breast Cancer
New Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Biomarker NVB-64 Visualizes Malignant Breast Tumors
November 15th, 2009
Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA, supported in part by NuView Life Sciences, have published an article in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine reporting preclinical results of a novel PET biomarker designed to selectively detect malignant breast tumors[1]. "All tumors detected with the new biomarker were malignant and expressed the targeted VPAC1 receptors located on the plasma membrane of the tumor cells." These results have led to initiation of clinical trials, supported by NuView, at Jefferson using this agent in patients with known and suspected breast cancer. To date, the unsettling report that a patient has a "suspicious mass" on an annual...
Source: Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week (2009-11-15)
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