Newly published research from Telethon Kids Institute and The University of Western Australia has found a gel applied during surgery to treat sarcoma tumors is both safe and highly effective at preventing the cancer from growing back.
The findings, published in the journal Cell Reports Medicine, have formed the scientific backbone of a trial underway in Perth to test the feasibility and safety of the gel on pet dogs.
The polymer-filled gel is packed with a type of immunotherapy and is applied inside the wound when the tumor is removed, drawing immune cells to the wound/resection site to “mop up” any remaining cancer cells.
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