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New intelligent gel directly attacks cancer
In a new breakthrough in cancer treatment, University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) researchers have developed an injectable \'biogel\' that can effectively deliver anti-cancer agents directly into tumours and kill them.
Toronto: In a new breakthrough in cancer treatment, University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) researchers have developed an injectable 'biogel' that can effectively deliver anti-cancer agents directly into tumours and kill them.
The technology has already been successfully tested in the laboratory. If it works in patients, the therapy could one day revolutionize treatment for many forms of cancer.
The new biogel is liquid at room temperature and gels at 37 degrees Celsius - human body temperature.
"The strength of this biogel is that it is compatible with anti-cancer immune cells. It is used to encapsulate these cells and eventually administer them using a syringe or catheter into the tumour or directly beside it," explained study co-author Rejean Lapointe.
