Drug-Laden Hydrogel that Prevents Glioblastoma Recurrence
July 25, 2023 | Terry Sharrer
“Scientists at Johns Hopkins University have developed a treatment that could provide new hope for aggressive brain cancers. Injecting a drug-laden hydrogel into the brain after tumors have been surgically removed was found to launch a combined chemo- and immunotherapy attack that prevented the cancer from returning in 100% of treated mice. . . . . . The hydrogel is made up of nano-filaments containing an FDA-approved chemotherapy drug called paclitaxel, as well as an antibody called aCD47 that helps the immune system better recognize the disease and fight back.” MORE
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