By: University College London From: medicalxpress.com Scientists at UCL have developed a novel cancer therapy that uses an MRI scanner to guide a magnetic seed through the brain to heat and destroy tumors. The therapy, demonstrated in mice, is called “minimally invasive image-guided ablation,” or MINIMA, and comprises a ferromagnetic thermoseed navigated to a tumor using magnetic propulsion gradients generated …
MetVital, Inc. Announces FDA Clearance of Investigational New Drug (IND) Application for AEO for Phase 2 testing for Glioblastoma Multiforme
From: finance.yahoo.com MetVital, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing small molecule modulators of glutamate metabolism for the treatment of diseases with significant unmet medical need and commercial potential, today announces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified MetVital that it may proceed with its clinical investigation of “Anhydrous Enol-Oxaloacetate” (AEO) as a potential treatment for patients with Glioblastoma …
Researchers Successfully Turn Breast Cancer Cells Into Fat to Stop Them From Spreading
By: JACINTA BOWLER From: sciencealert.com Researchers have been able to coax human breast cancer cells to turn into fat cells in a new proof-of-concept study in mice. To achieve this feat, the team exploited a weird pathway that metastasising cancer cells have; their results are just a first step, but it’s a truly promising approach. When you cut your finger, …
Targeting the engine room of the cancer cell
Source:: Columbia University Irving Medical Center From: sciencedaily.com Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) have developed a highly innovative computational framework that can support personalized cancer treatment by matching individual tumors with the drugs or drug combinations that are most likely to kill them. The study, published today on Nature Genetics, by Dr. Andrea Califano of Columbia University Irving Medical …