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Cancer
Studies from J. Liang et al add new findings in the area of cancer
August 28th, 2008
"The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of Tc-99m-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid-deoxyglucose (DTPA-DG) for monitoring the early response of tumors to chemotherapy. To evaluate the role of Tc-99m-DTPA-DG in vitro chemotherapy, the uptake ratios assays were conducted using A549 lung cancer and MCF-7 breast cancer cells after the 2 tumor cell types had been treated with cisplatin and paclitaxel chemotherapeutic agents, respectively," researchers in Luzhou, People's Republic of China report. "Apoptosis in the 2 cell types, an indicator of chemotherapeutic action, was assessed by inverted fluorescence microscope and flow cytometry. The assessment of...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-08-28)
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