Breast Cancer

Studies from Nagoya University provide new data on breast cancer

Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 5th, 2009

" We have constructed anti-HER2 immunoliposomes containing magnetite nanoparticles (HML) that generate heat in an alternating magnetic field (AMF). The effective targeting and cytocidal abilities of HML have been achieved using cell culture models," scientists in Nagoya, Japan report.

"This study aimed to investigate feasibility of this modality for breast cancer treatment using tumor-bearing mouse models. Material and methods The subcutaneous cancer nodules of BT474 (high HER2 expression) or SKOV3 (low HER2 expression) cells in nude mice were employed as models. HMLs were injected into these cancer nodules and were then exposed to an AMF for 30 min twice at 24 h...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-03-05)

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